Agenesis of vena cava
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Agenesis of the superior vena cava is a rare malformation. Its most common cause is dysgenesis during embryogenesis, but it may also be related to intrauterine or perinatal thrombosis. It is usually asymptomatic, associated or not with other congenital malformations and may be related to increased risk of chronic venous insufficiency and deep vein thrombosis, especially in young individuals. Diagnosis is often incidental, during any surgery or radiological procedures.[1]
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- ^ De Souza, Valter Romão; Lemos, Victor Moreira Valença de; Lafayette, Daniell de Siqueira Araújo; Lemos, Roberto Souza de; Fontes, Luciana de Barros Correia; Lima, Glaydes Maria Torres de; Correia, Cláudia Wanderley de Barros; Domingues, Ana Lucia Coutinho; Aroucha, Amanda Queiroz da Mota Silveira (June 2018). "The first reported case of factor V Leiden mutation with agenesis of superior vena cava". Medicine. 97 (22): e10511. doi:10.1097/md.0000000000010511. ISSN 0025-7974.