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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-10 | Issue-02
Bilateral Thrombophlebitis Revealing an Agenesis of the Inferior Vena Cava as Part of Polysplenum Syndrome
Benlafkih Otmane, Choukrallah Hamza, Thomassin Guillaume, Papagno Papagno, Serrano Clara, Bouriche Fatima, Ostorero Michel, Zerrouk Zine-Eddine, Yvorra Serge
Published: Feb. 8, 2022 | 168 131
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i02.006
Pages: 72-75
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Abstract
Polysplenum syndrome is a rare malformation characterized by the association of multiple spleen with other abnormalities dominated by cardiovascular and visceral malformations. We report the observation of a young patient admitted to the emergency room for a clinical presentation of acute appendicitis. The abdominal ultrasound scan had invalidated the diagnosis and pushed to perform an abdominopelvian computed tomography detecting a bilateral iliac acute thrombophlebitis with agenesis of the inferior vena cava supplemented by a large azygos vein, short pancreas and multiple splenic lobules.