Citation

Tupper H, Reiter S, Rog CJ, French B, Hayes PG. Trauma (Sage) 2020; 22(4): 312-315.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1460408620924934

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This is a report of a case of acute-on-chronic inferior vena cava thrombosis 10 years following blunt abdominal trauma from a motor vehicle collision. Although more common risk factors for this pathology include anatomical variation or the long-standing presence of an inferior vena cava filter, history of blunt abdominal trauma serves as a rare etiology. Fewer than 20 cases of inferior vena cava thrombosis following blunt abdominal trauma have been reported in the literature, and most describe a presentation within weeks of inciting trauma. The lengthy time to diagnosis and acute-on-chronic presentation given substantial reconstitution of circulation by collateral veins make this case unique in the literature.

Language: en