Absence of inferior vena cava as a rare cause of deep venous thrombosis complicated by liver and lung embolism

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 327-329

  D'Aloia, Antonio ^a   Faggiano, Pompilio ^a,b   Fiorina, Claudia ^a   Vizzardi, Enrico ^a   Bontempi, Luca ^a   Grazioli, Luigi ^a   Cas, Livio Dei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Vena cava abnormalities

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEG; LIVER; LUNG EMBOLISM; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN;

EID: 0037396697     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00404-7     Document Type: Article

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