Complete infrahepatic inferior vena cava occlusion presenting as congenital absence Khanjan Baxi, BS, Samir K. Shah, MD, Daniel G. Clair, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 53, Issue 6, Pages 1716-1719 (June 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.01.072 Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 A, Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen/pelvis demonstrates a nonopacified longitudinal structure that was suspected to represent an occluded inferior vena cava (IVC) (arrow). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 1716-1719DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.01.072) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Venography (A) initially demonstrates only collateral filling without inferior vena cava (IVC) flow prior to intervention and (B) IVC patency after balloon angioplasty. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 1716-1719DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.01.072) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Venography (A) again demonstrates prominent collateral filling without inferior vena cava (IVC) flow, (B) infrahepatic IVC stenosis before, and (C) after placement of stents. D, Patency of the entire iliocaval venous system, seen here as the level of the iliac venous confluence after placement of balloon-expandable IVC stents and self-expanding iliac vein stents. Of note, there is no collateral flow, as was initially seen. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 53, 1716-1719DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.01.072) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions