Disappearing Inferior Vena Cava in A Pediatric Patient with Down Syndrome and Hereditary Thrombophilia

Disappearing Inferior Vena Cava in A Pediatric Patient with Down Syndrome and Hereditary Thrombophilia

Absence of the infrarenal segment of the inferior vena cava is an extremely rare anomaly. The reasons for such a developmental failure are unclear. Most researchers believe that the cause lies in embryonic dysgenesis affecting separate segments or the entire inferior vena cava. Others suggest that a...

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Main Authors: Bulent Petik, Muhammer Ozgur Cevik, Mehmet Sirik, Deniz Colak, Sukru Mehmet Erturk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Subjects:
Disappearing Inferior Vena Cava
Hereditary Thrombophilia
IVC
Down syndrome
homozygous MTHFR polymorphism
Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/975

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