Internationale Zeitschrift für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung

Acute Occlusion of Whole Length of Inferior Vena Cava Presenting as Pain in Sacroiliac Region

Rajeev Bhardwaj

Thrombosis of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) is an under recognized entity with a variety of clinical presentations. Thrombosis of the IVC in the absence of congenital abnormalities is rare; when it does occur, it is usually the result of a predisposing hypercoagulable state. We describe a rare presentation of acute thrombotic occlusion of IVC, which was diagnosed accidentally.