High inferior vena cava thrombosis in a 16-year-old postpartum patient: a case report

Yong Wei; Ping Ouyang; Wanhua Yang

doi:10.1007/s11596-012-0027-5

High inferior vena cava thrombosis in a 16-year-old postpartum patient: a case report

J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci. 2012 Feb;32(1):149-150. doi: 10.1007/s11596-012-0027-5. Epub 2012 Jan 27.

Authors

Yong Wei¹, Ping Ouyang², Wanhua Yang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovasology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201600, China.
² Department of Cardiovasology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201600, China. shouyangp@yahoo.com.cn.
³ Department of General Intensive Care Unit, Songjiang Branch to Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201600, China.

PMID: 22282263
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-012-0027-5

Abstract

Postpartum inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening disorder. Here we reported one case of the youngest woman to date who presented with massive IVC thrombus extending from deep veins of the right leg to the level of the 11th thoracic vertebra, associated with asymptomatic pulmonary embolism.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Female
Humans
Obstetric Labor Complications / diagnosis*
Obstetric Labor Complications / therapy*
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology
Pulmonary Embolism / therapy*
Radiography
Treatment Outcome
Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging*
Venous Thrombosis / complications
Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Venous Thrombosis / therapy*