Nonoperative management of traumatic suprahepatic inferior vena cava pseudoaneurysms.

Kunkala, Meghana; Jenkins, Donald H; McEachen, James; Stockland, Andrew; Zielinski, Martin D · J Vasc Surg · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Inferior vena cava (IVC) pseudoaneurysms are rare clinical entities with an uncertain natural history due to limited follow-up information. This case report describes a 30-year-old woman with two IVC pseudoaneurysms and their associated anatomy. It also details our treatment plan, with follow-up through radiographic resolution of the pseudoaneurysms. To our knowledge, this is the first case report to document a patient with two pseudoaneurysms of the IVC and full resolution treated by nonoperative management.

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