Why the study?
Data regarding inferior vena cava thrombi are limited, and tumor thrombi pose an even greater challenge because anticoagulation and thrombolysis are ineffective.
Aspiration thrombectomy was utilized to treat an inferior vena cava tumor thrombus, a condition where traditional anticoagulation and thrombolysis are ineffective.
Pharmacomechanical therapy and catheter-directed thrombolysis have been shown to be very effective in the treatment of venous thromboembolism; however, there is much less data regarding inferior vena cava thrombi. Tumor thrombi pose an even greater clinical challenge as anti-coagulation and thrombolysis are not effective. We present the case of a 61-year-old male who presented with an inferior vena cava thrombus emanating from an accessory right hepatic vein, treated with aspiration thrombectomy.
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