A sling of a normal right inferior vena cava around the abdominal aorta

KARAOSMANOĞLU A. D., ARDALI DÜZGÜN S., AKATA D., ÖZMEN M. N., KARÇAALTINCABA M.

SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY, cilt.43, sa.8, ss.1391-1394, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00276-021-02693-x
  • Dergi Adı: SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1391-1394
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Imaging, Inferior vena cava, Anatomic variation, CONGENITAL-ANOMALIES
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Variations in the anatomy of inferior vena cava (IVC) may have important clinical implications. In-depth knowledge of its embryology and variations are of fundamental importance to prevent any potential medical complications related to anatomic variations of the IVC. In this article, we described a previously unreported, to the best of our knowledge, a variation of IVC. In the case we presented, the IVC was seen almost completely encircling the abdominal aorta. We decided to call this anatomic variation as "a sling of a normal right IVC around the abdominal aorta". Cross-sectional imaging is a prompt and highly reliable method to evaluate IVC anatomy and may have significant clinical importance to prevent any potential complications related to IVC during surgery or interventional radiology procedures.