Pulmonary embolism prevention in a patient with deep vein thrombosis and bilateral inferior vena cava

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25512/DIR.2008.02.3.11

For quoting:
Troitskij A.V., Belyakov A.G., Lysenko E.R., Gryaznov O.G., Azaryan A.S. "Pulmonary embolism prevention in a patient with deep vein thrombosis and bilateral inferior vena cava". Journal Diagnostic & interventional radiology. 2008; 2(3); 91-94.

authors:

Troitskij A.V.

Belyakov A.G.

Lysenko E.R.

Gryaznov O.G.

Azaryan A.S.

keywords:

inferior vena cava abnormalities

bilateral IVC

pulmonary embolism

cava-filter

Abstract:

Inferior vena cava (IVC) abnormalities are reported to occur in 3% of the population, and bilateral IVC is the most common one. We presented a case of a patient with bilateral IVC and pulmonary embolism threat due to deep vein thrombosis of the left leg and thrombus flotation in the left external iliac vein. Two cava-filters were placed. The need of two devices is obvious, because emboli can easily reach the pulmonary artery via either right or left IVC.

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