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Table 1 Etiologies of Systemic Venous Occlusion (SVO)

From: Managing systemic venous occlusions in children

Congenital SVO

Acquired SVO

Developmental hypoplasia of systemic veins (i.e. Klippel Trenaunay syndrome hypoplastic deep veins in affected extremity)

Catheter-associated obstruction

Developmental aplasia of systemic veins (i.e. IVC atresia)

Hypercoagability/thrombophilia

In-utero thrombosis

Mechanical obstruction (i.e. May Thurner syndrome)

 

Trauma