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Revealing the Rare: Prenatal Diagnosis of Inferior Vena Cava Aneurysm
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  • Miraç Özalp,
  • Murat İbrahim Toplu,
  • Doğan Çağrı Tanrıverdi,
  • Türkay Sarıtaş
Miraç Özalp
Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital Department of Perinatology
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Murat İbrahim Toplu
Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics

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Doğan Çağrı Tanrıverdi
Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital Department of Pediatric Cardiology
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Türkay Sarıtaş
Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital Department of Pediatric Cardiology
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Abstract

This case report highlights the prenatal diagnosis of a rare saccular inferior vena cava (IVC) aneurysm. A 25-year-old gravida 4 para 1 patient underwent detailed ultrasonography at 20 weeks of gestation, revealing a 15 x 10 x 14 mm infrarenal IVC aneurysm. Genetic analysis identified a de novo 2p16.3 deletion of uncertain significance. Serial imaging showed progressive aneurysm dilation and mild cardiomegaly. Postnatal CT angiography confirmed the aneurysm, and anticoagulant therapy was initiated. This report underscores the importance of detailed prenatal imaging and genetic evaluation in the identification and management of rare vascular anomalies, contributing to the understanding of their clinical implications.