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 Case Report
												Acute Ilio-Femoral Thrombosis in a Patient with Chronic Infra-renal Inferior
Vena Cava Occlusion Treated with Mechanical Thrombectomy Using a
Rotational Catheter 						
Author(s): Andrea Mangiameli, Simone Vagnarelli and Cesare AmbrogiAndrea Mangiameli, Simone Vagnarelli and Cesare Ambrogi             
						
												
				 Case Report: A 28-year-old man complained acute low-back pain three-day post-appendectomy. Computed tomography revealed thrombosis of both iliac veins and ascending lumbar vein in a patient with chronic occlusion of infra-renal inferior vein cava. Consequent lumbar and intraspinal epidural venous engorgements caused nerve root and thecal sac compression that simulated a spinal stenosis. Complete symptoms resolution was achieved after thrombectomy using a rotational catheter.
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												DOI:
												 10.4172/2165-7920.1000651 
																	  
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