Congenital absence of inferior vena cava as a rare cause of pulmonary thromboembolism

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 947-951

  Cho, Byoung Chul ^a   Choi, Hye Jin ^a   Kang, Seok Min ^a   Chang, Joon ^a   Lee, Sun Min ^b   Yang, Dong Gyu ^b   Hong, Yong Kuk ^b   Lee, Dong Hyung ^a   Lee, Yong Won ^a   Kim, Sung Kyu ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Vena cava abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; CASE REPORT; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 9144227535     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.5.947     Document Type: Article

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