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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov;19(78):236-239.
doi: 10.15557/JoU.2019.0035. Epub 2019 Sep 30.

Duplicated inferior vena cava with coexisting multiple vascular anomalies and their clinical implications: a case report

Cezary Gołąbek  1 , Karolina Druć  1 , Zuzanna Dusińska  1 , Jakub Franke  1 , Emil Głowacki  1 , Agata Kuskowska  1 , Adrianna Mróz  1 , Oliwia Opacka  1 , Oktawia Pięta  1 , Anna Świderska  1 , Karol Welc  1 , Dominika Jaguś  2 , Agnieszka Krauze  2 , Maciej Jędrzejczyk  2
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Duplicated inferior vena cava with coexisting multiple vascular anomalies and their clinical implications: a case report

Cezary Gołąbek et al. J Ultrason. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

The paper presents the case of a 23-year-old man with multiple venous anomalies. The abnormalities were asymptomatic, and they were detected accidentally on routine abdominal ultrasound examination. The anomalies were found in the inferior vena cava, right testicular vein, left renal vein, and hepatic veins. Familiarity with different developmental variants within the inferior vena cava and other venous vessels plays a crucial role in ultrasound imaging. Vascular anomalies, although rare, should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of focal lesions within the abdominal cavity. Also, variation in vascular anatomy may be a precipitating factor for blood flow disorders, and hence predispose patients to deep vein thrombosis and other pathological conditions. The reported case serves as a valuable addition to the knowledge of the vascular system that radiologists use in their everyday practice when performing diagnostic ultrasound examinations.

Keywords: hepatic vein; inferior vena cava; renal vein; vascular anomalies.

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Conflict of interest The Authors do not declare any financial or personal links with other persons or organisations that might adversely affect the content of this publication or claim any right to the publication.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Confluence of common iliac veins (marked with arrows) to the left of the aorta (invisible) and the spine. Arrowheads mark the homonymous common iliac arteries
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Fig. 2.
IVC with left-side course crosses the aorta (arrow) anteriorly and passes to the right (course marked with arrowheads)
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IVC (arrowhead) passes to the left of the aorta (arrow). Right testicular vein (open arrow) runs along the aorta on the right
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Duplicated left renal vein (arrows)
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Fig. 5.
Triplicated left hepatic vein (confluence of the branch marked with an arrow)
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