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. 2019 Dec;52(4):385-389.
doi: 10.5115/acb.19.062. Epub 2019 Dec 16.

A cadaveric study of ovarian veins: variations, measurements and clinical significance

Anasuya Ghosh  1 , Subhramoy Chaudhury  1
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A cadaveric study of ovarian veins: variations, measurements and clinical significance

Anasuya Ghosh et al. Anat Cell Biol. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

The literature showing information regarding ovarian venous variation, its diameter and termination distance from respective renal venous origin are limited. This information is important in various surgical and clinical procedures including venous embolization, vascular reconstruction during renal transplantation and localizing the source of origin of a pelvic mass. We examined 94 sides of 47 formalin fixed female cadavers and noted the course and termination of ovarian veins. We measured the diameter of ovarian veins at their termination point and the termination distance in respect to the termination point of renal veins at inferior vena cava (IVC) on respective sides. We found two cases of variations related to right ovarian vein -one, right ovarian vein joined the right renal vein; two, right ovarian vein duplicated and joined with IVC at two different points. We found one case of variation related to left ovarian vein-a partially duplicated left ovarian vein. All the variations were unilateral. The mean diameters of right and left ovarian veins were 3.66±1.18 and 4.20±0.96 mm, respectively. The distance of termination of ovarian veins ranged from 19-40 mm and 13-41 mm, respectively from termination points of right and left renal veins at IVC on respective sides. Our study presents a set of data regarding variation of ovarian veins, diameters and termination distances which could be useful for gynecologists, surgeons and radiologists.

Keywords: Clinical significance of ovarian vein; Diameter of ovarian vein; Termination of ovarian vein; Variation of ovarian vein.

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Conflicts of Interest: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. The measurement points in a schematic diagram: AB, distance from right ovarian venous termination to origin of right renal vein from inferior vena cava (IVC); BC, diameter of right ovarian vein at termination; DE, distance from left ovarian venous termination to origin of left renal vein from IVC; EF, diameter of left ovarian vein at termination. AO, abdominal aorta; LK, left kidney; LOV, left ovarian vein; LRV, left renal vein; LSR, left suprarenal gland; LU, left ureter; RK, right kidney; ROV, right ovarian vein; RRV, right renal vein; RSR, right suprarenal gland; RU, right ureter.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Right ovarian vein draining into right renal vein. AO, abdominal aorta; IVC, inferior vena cava; LK, left kidney; LOV, left ovarian vein; LRV, left renal vein; RK, right kidney; ROV, right ovarian vein; RRV, right renal vein.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. Duplication of right ovarian vein. AO, abdominal aorta; IMA, inferior mesenteric artery; IVC, inferior vena cava; LK, left kidney; LOV, left ovarian vein; LRV, left renal vein; RK, right kidney; ROV, right ovarian vein; RRV, right renal vein.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4. Partially duplicated left ovarian vein. LK, left kidney; LRV, left renal vein; LOV1 and 2, left ovarian vein 1 and 2.
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