“Single” Abdominal Vessel Due to Clot-Filled Inferior Vena Cava

A 74-year-old woman had documented pulmonary emboli. She was started on heparin therapy, but heparin-associated thrombocytopenia developed. An inferior vena cava filter was placed, but renal function deteriorated. A renal dynamic study revealed aortic and renal perfusion; however, the inferior vena...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1996-09, Vol.21 (9), p.732-733
Main Authors: KARAK, PRASANTA, VENTO, JOHN A, SPENCER, RICHARD P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aorta, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Female
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging
Radionuclide investigations
Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
Thrombocytopenia - complications
Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis - etiology
Vena Cava, Inferior - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A 74-year-old woman had documented pulmonary emboli. She was started on heparin therapy, but heparin-associated thrombocytopenia developed. An inferior vena cava filter was placed, but renal function deteriorated. A renal dynamic study revealed aortic and renal perfusion; however, the inferior vena cava was not visualized. The inference was that the abdominal vena cava was totally obstructed or was filled with clots; the latter was confirmed radiographically.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199609000-00013