Endovascular management of congenital atresia of the infrarenal IVC

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2010 Apr;44(3):234-6. doi: 10.1177/1538574410361790.

Abstract

This case illustrates the feasibility of endovascular treatment for chronic venous insufficiency attributable to congenital atresia of the infrarenal inferior vena cava (IVC). Three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) venography can elucidate alternate sites of drainage and identify other venous pathology, such as dominant stenoses that may be amenable to venoplasty and/or stent placement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angioplasty, Balloon* / instrumentation
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phlebography / methods
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Stents
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional
  • Vascular Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Vascular Malformations / therapy*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / abnormalities*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors