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Tag: Inferior vena cava

  • DVT in Young Adults – IVC Abnormalities

    Stephan Moll, MD writes….. When a young person is diagnosed with extensive pelvic DVT or inferior vena cava thrombosis, there may be an underlying and predisposing congenital abnormality of the IVC, such as a congenital absence (agenesis, aplasia) or narrowing (hypoplasia) of the IVC