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Stenosis of the Inferior Vena Cava: A Murine Model of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Published on: December 22, 2017
[Vena cava inferior atresia as the cause of deep venous thrombosis]
Santa Puspure Pilgaard1, Morten Stahl Madsen
1Karkirurgisk Afdeling, Kolding Sygehus, Medicinsk Afdeling. santa@pilgaard.dk
Abstract:
The paper describes an 18-year-old woman with vena cava inferior atresia. She was hospitalised with deep venous thrombosis after she had taken contraceptives for two months and had been confined to bed for three weeks because of back pain. Anticoagulant treatment was successful. Vena cava inferior atresia is a rare condition, but it must be suspected in younger people with proximal bilateral deep vein thrombosis.
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