Angio-Jet Thrombolysis for Traumatic Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis; Case Report and Review of Literature

• DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2024.78.164-169
• Publication Date: 2024-03-20T08:37:30Z
• Authors: Humood Alsadery; Omar Bamalan; Kawther Boumarah; Ali Alsaffar; Bander Aldhafery; Mohammed Foula; Mamoun Nabri; Adel Elbagir
• Keywords: Presentation (obstetrics); Blunt trauma

Background: Inferior vena cava thrombosis (IVC-Th) is a rare clinical entity after blunt abdominal trauma. It has both diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. Pulmonary embolism the most dreadful complication leading cause of mortality IVC-Th. Therefore, accurate prompt diagnosis crucial. Objective: The aim this article was to present case IVC-Th in young male patient who had traumatic injury motor vehicle accident. Case presentation: brought emergency department successfully managed by angio-jet thrombolysis. He developed transient contrast nephropathy that recovered continuous renal replacement therapy. Several management options have been proposed literature, including conservative, endovascular operative management. Conclusion: Angio-jet recent promising technique for managing venous thrombosis. However, its use cases not extensively discussed literature.