| Congenital retroperitoneal vascular anomalies: impact on pelvic surgery. | |
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PMID: 21184091 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: Congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava (IVC) are not commonly recognized since they generally do not cause symptoms. METHODS: Preoperative cross-sectional imaging can identify anomalies of vascular structures that are highly relevant to the pelvic surgeon. The clinical impact of congenital vascular variations of IVC, especially on paraaortic lymphadenectomy, is investigated. RESULTS: In case the surgeon is unaware of these anomalies, impending differential diagnostic confusion (paraaortic adenopathy), intraoperative blood loss and the need for transfusion may occur. The development of IVC is a complex process concerning the formation of several anastomoses between three paired embryonic veins (posterior cardinal, subcardinal, supracardinal veins). In double IVC, the left IVC typically ends at the level of the left renal vein, in an anastomosis which crosses anterior to the aorta to join the normal right IVC. CONCLUSION: Anomalies of IVC are present in 0.4-3.5% of women. As different aberrations of IVC have important clinical implications, awareness of retroperitoneal abnormal vessels is crucial to avoid diagnostic pitfalls and intraoperative complications. |
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Alexander Strauss; Carolin Kuemper; Christoph Mundhenke; Fritz Schaefer; Walter Jonat; Felix Hilpert |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-12-24 |
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Title: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Volume: - ISSN: 1432-0711 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-12-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710213 Medline TA: Arch Gynecol Obstet Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kiel University Hospital, Arnold-Heller-Strasse 3, Building 24, 24105, Kiel, Germany, astrauss@email.uni-kiel.de. |
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