CASE REPORTS   

Italian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2006 June;13(2):107-10

Copyright © 2006 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

Thrombectomy of the inferior vena cava. Case report and review of the literature

Piccolo D., Antico A., Bacchieri Cortesi M., Bellini N., Castagno-la M., Formato L., Imperial H., Iob G., Navarretta F., Rutolo F., Vesce G.

Unit of Vascular Surgery and Angiology Regional Hospital, Aosta, Italy

We report a case of caval thrombosis in a young woman treated surgically with caval thrombectomy. Other therapies (medical and endovascular) are examined and the role of surgery in caval thrombosis is evaluated.