A sling of a normal right inferior vena cava around the abdominal aorta
SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY, vol.43, no.8, pp.1391-1394, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 43 Issue: 8
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s00276-021-02693-x
- Journal Name: SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Page Numbers: pp.1391-1394
- Keywords: Imaging, Inferior vena cava, Anatomic variation, CONGENITAL-ANOMALIES
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.