MASSIVE HEMOPTYSIS CAUSED BY CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF A SEGMENT OF INFERIOR VENA-CAVA

Authors
ASHOUR MH JAIN SK KATTAN KM ELBAKRY AK KHOSHIM M MESAHEL FM
Citation
Mh. Ashour et al., MASSIVE HEMOPTYSIS CAUSED BY CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF A SEGMENT OF INFERIOR VENA-CAVA, Thorax, 48(10), 1993, pp. 1044-1045
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Thorax → ACNP
ISSN journal
00406376
Volume
48
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1044 - 1045
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(1993)48:10<1044:MHCBCA>2.0.ZU;2-O
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.