Inferior Vena Cava Calcified Thrombus Presenting With Abdominal Pain: A Case Report

De novo thrombosis of the inferior vena cava (IVC) can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Calcified thrombus of IVC is an extremely rare incidental finding and is associated with recurrent deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). We present a case of abdominal pain secondary...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ahmed, Mohamed, Saeed, Rasha, Abdulsalam, May, Johna, Samir, Elias, Dina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6786840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616615
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5384
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Sumario:De novo thrombosis of the inferior vena cava (IVC) can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Calcified thrombus of IVC is an extremely rare incidental finding and is associated with recurrent deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). We present a case of abdominal pain secondary to a calcified thrombus in the supra-hepatic region of the IVC.

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