Ces radiol. 2019, 73(4):231-234 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2019/034

Agenesis of vena cava inferior with associated complicationsCase report

Matěj Straka, Tomáš Andrašina
Klinika radiologie a nukleární medicíny FN Brno a LF MU

Agenesis of the inferior vena cava is a rare congenital disease, which is an important risk factor for the development or recurrence of deep vein thrombosis and hemodynamically severe functional changes in circulation.

Keywords: agenesis of inferior vena cava, deep vein thrombosis, trombophilic factors associated with inferior vena cava agenesis
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Práce vznikla na Masarykově univerzitě v Brně v rámci projektu MUNI/A/1574/2018 podpořeného z prostředků účelové podpory na specifický vysokoškolský výzkum, kterou poskytovalo MŠMT v roce 2018.

Accepted: November 15, 2019; Published: December 1, 2019  Show citation

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