Subacute inferior vena cava occlusion after treatment for advanced colorectal cancer: presentation and management

Letisha Mirembe MD, Devin Bird MD, Robyn Tapp MD, Bailey Gutierrez MD, Haven Ward MD, Izi Obokhare MD

ABSTRACT

Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava is an uncommon condition and may not be recognized until the affected patient develops severe symptoms. It is associated with a higher risk of complications than other locations of deep venous thrombosis. Here we present a case of a 72-year-old man with bilateral occlusion of the external iliac veins and inferior vena cava.

Keywords: Inferior vena cava, thrombosis, management


Article citation: Mirembe L, Bird D, Tapp R, Gutierrez B, Ward H, Obokhare I. Subacute inferior vena cava occlusion after treatment for advanced colorectal cancer: presentation and management The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2024;12(52):33–36
From: School of Medicine (DB, RT), Department of Internal Medicine (LM), Department of Surgery (BG, Lubbock); Department of Surgery (IO); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas; Adventhealth Orlando (IO), Orlando, Florida
Submitted: 2/2/2024
Accepted: 1/15/2024
Conflicts of interest: none This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.