Spontaneous rupture of collateral venous aneurysm in a patient with agenesis of the inferior vena cava: a case report

Kai M Balzer; Michael Pillny; Bernd Luther; Klaus Grabitz; Wilhelm Sandmann

doi:10.1067/mva.2002.128939

Spontaneous rupture of collateral venous aneurysm in a patient with agenesis of the inferior vena cava: a case report

J Vasc Surg. 2002 Nov;36(5):1053-7. doi: 10.1067/mva.2002.128939.

Authors

Kai M Balzer¹, Michael Pillny, Bernd Luther, Klaus Grabitz, Wilhelm Sandmann

Affiliation

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany. k.m.b.@gmx.de

PMID: 12422117
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.128939

Abstract

We present a case of rupture of collateral venous vessels in the presence of agenesis of the inferior vena cava in a young woman. The embryologic development, pitfalls in diagnosis, and options for treatment in cases with agenesis of the inferior vena cava are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnostic imaging*
Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Collateral Circulation*
Female
Humans
Rupture, Spontaneous
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vena Cava, Inferior / abnormalities*