Left-sided Inferior Vena Cava with Hemiazygos Continuation to Left Superior Vena Cava.

congenital anomaly left inferior vena cave persistent left superior vena cava

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Dec 2019
Historique:
entrez: 7 2 2020
pubmed: 7 2 2020
medline: 7 2 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Congenital anomalies of superior (SVC) and inferior vena cava (IVC) are not uncommon and usually incidentally recognized. The normal embryogenesis is a complex process involving the formation of several anastomoses. Failure of certain vessels to develop or regress results in numerous caval variations and anomalies. Although these are usually without significant clinical implications, awareness of these anomalies is necessary to avoid diagnostic pitfalls and suggest the presence of other abnormalities and for the planning of vascular intervention or surgery. We present a very rare, caval anomaly, a left-sided IVC with hemiazygos continuation to left SVC in the absence of right SVC.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32025424
doi: 10.7759/cureus.6503
pmc: PMC6988717
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e6503

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2019, Kabakus et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared financial relationships, which are detailed in the next section.

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Auteurs

Ismail Kabakus (I)

Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.

Madison Kocher (M)

Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.

Ali Agha (A)

Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA.

Jeremy R Burt (JR)

Radiology/Cardiothoracic, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.

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