Bilateral Thrombophlebitis Revealing an Agenesis of the Inferior Vena Cava as Part of Polysplenum Syndrome

Polysplenum syndrome is a rare malformation characterized by the association of multiple spleen with other abnormalities dominated by cardiovascular and visceral malformations. We report the observation of a young patient admitted to the emergency room for a clinical presentation of acute appendicit...

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Published inScholars Journal of Medical Case Reports Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 72 - 75
Main Authors Otmane, Benlafkih, Hamza, Choukrallah, Guillaume, Thomassin, Papagno, Papagno, Clara, Serrano, Fatima, Bouriche, Michel, Ostorero, Zine-Eddine, Zerrouk, Serge, Yvorra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.02.2022
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Summary:Polysplenum syndrome is a rare malformation characterized by the association of multiple spleen with other abnormalities dominated by cardiovascular and visceral malformations. We report the observation of a young patient admitted to the emergency room for a clinical presentation of acute appendicitis. The abdominal ultrasound scan had invalidated the diagnosis and pushed to perform an abdominopelvian computed tomography detecting a bilateral iliac acute thrombophlebitis with agenesis of the inferior vena cava supplemented by a large azygos vein, short pancreas and multiple splenic lobules.
ISSN:2347-9507
2347-6559
DOI:10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i02.006