Inferior vena cava filters are tiny devices placed inside a vein to prevent pulmonary embolism when you have DVT. ... If you have had a deep vein thrombosis ... Pregnancy; Smoking; In some cases ...

The inferior vena cava is one of two parts that make up the vena cava. The IVC carries blood from the legs, feet, and organs in the abdomen and pelvis to the right side of the heart.

Interruptions of the vena cava have also been performed because of septic thrombosis in the deep pelvic veins. 2 The approach in these cases is always transperitoneal, because of the necessity of ...

As a last resort, the inferior vena cava can be tied off (ligated), but this results in significant problems later. The superior vena cava may be injured during medical procedures.

The Budd–Chiari syndrome is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by hepatic venous outflow obstruction at the level of the hepatic venules, the large hepatic veins, the inferior vena ...

Pelvic venous congestion syndrome (PVCS) is a common cause of chronic pelvic pain in young and middle-aged women. It occurs as a result of both intrinsic and acquired venous abnormalities, such as ...

Undiagnosed iliocaval thrombosis leading to acquired inferior vena cava atresia Jimin Lee , E. Roseann Andreou , Eric Tseng , Andrew D. Brown CMAJ Jun 2025, 197 (22) E620-E624; DOI: ...

In 2016, computed tomography angiography revealed collateral circulation (lumbar and paraspinal veins to the azygos vein and hemiazygos vein) and inferior vena cava (IVC) subphrenic constriction. The ...

Retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are often left in place despite US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendations that they be removed when they are no longer needed. Now research is ...