Inferior vena cava agenesis: Association with bilateral lower-limb deep vein thrombosis in young males

Vena cava inferior agenesis recognized by incidentally in a patient under cholecystectomy

“…Congenital IVC anomalies are detected in 5% of patients with lower limb DVT below 30 years of age (17). Especially, in young patients, this anomaly should be taken into consideration during the investigation of the etiology of DVT (18). Although these patients can often present with lower extremity proximal DVT, the risk of pulmonary embolism is very low as the thrombus is difficult to reach the lungs through the extensive compensatory collateral circulation network (2).…”