Epidural Venous Plexus Engorgement: What Lies Beneath?
Epidural venous plexus engorgement may occur due to several conditions that prevent the normal venous circulation. Inferior vena cava agenesis is a very rare cause of epidural venous enlargement. We present a case with a very thin inferior vena cava and left iliac vein agenesis who presented with ba...
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| description | Epidural venous plexus engorgement may occur due to several conditions that prevent the normal venous circulation. Inferior vena cava agenesis is a very rare cause of epidural venous enlargement. We present a case with a very thin inferior vena cava and left iliac vein agenesis who presented with back pain due to epidural vein engorgement and lacked other venous problems such as deep vein thrombosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6ab8173d0f9a40df91744b14a1f429752025-02-03T01:33:00ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702015-01-01201510.1155/2015/965106965106Epidural Venous Plexus Engorgement: What Lies Beneath?Fuldem Yildirim Donmez0Department of Radiology, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Fevzi Cakmak Caddesi, Bahcelievler, 06490 Ankara, TurkeyEpidural venous plexus engorgement may occur due to several conditions that prevent the normal venous circulation. Inferior vena cava agenesis is a very rare cause of epidural venous enlargement. We present a case with a very thin inferior vena cava and left iliac vein agenesis who presented with back pain due to epidural vein engorgement and lacked other venous problems such as deep vein thrombosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/965106 |
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| title | Epidural Venous Plexus Engorgement: What Lies Beneath? |
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