Embryologic and acquired anomalies of the inferior vena cava with recurrent deep vein thrombosis

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 400-403

  Basile, A ^a   Certo, A ^a   Ascenti, G ^a   Lamberto, S ^a   Cannella, A ^a   Garcia Medina, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Interventional Radiology Unit   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Inferior vena cava, anomalies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VEIN MALFORMATION; VENOUS STASIS;

AGED; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0038277437     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-002-0089-0     Document Type: Article

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