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Massive haemoptysis caused by congenital absence of a segment of inferior vena cava.

M Ashour, S K Jain, Khalid M Al Kattan, A K el-Bakry, Mohammed H. B. Khoshim, F M Mesahel

Thorax · 1993 · 12 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

A patient with congenital absence of a part of the inferior vena cava is described. This resulted in spontaneous rupture of a bronchial vein leading to massive haemoptysis.

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Heart Failure, Pulmonary Pathology, Pneumothorax +9

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Hypertension, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Pulmonary Circulation +10

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Asthma, Bronchial Venous System, Pulmonary Circulation +12

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Hypertension, Renal Pathology, Pathology +16