Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 218-222 , July 2008

Thrombosed iliac venous aneurysm: A rare form of presentation of a congenital anomaly of the inferior vena cava

  • August Ysa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: August Ysa, MD, Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Cruces. Pza de Cruces s/n Barakaldo, 48903 Spain.
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  • Maite R. Bustabad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain
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  • Amaia Arruabarrena, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain
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  • Eduardo Pérez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain
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  • Estepan Gainza, MD

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain.
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  • Juan Antonio García Alonso, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Department, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain

Received 7 January 2008 ,Accepted 5 February 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00258-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.02.008

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 1 , Pages 218-222 , July 2008

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