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An interrupted inferior vena cava in a situs inversus. Case report and review of the literature.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19722164     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Situs inversus with interrupted inferior vena cava is an uncommon anatomic variant found in the abdominal and thoracic viscera. In this report, we present a 59-year-old woman with this variation, found during gross anatomical dissection. While this type of variation has been variable, in the present case the hepatic veins drained directly into a very short (2.2 cm) inferior vena cava. The infrarenal component of the inferior vena cava was present and drained into the azygos and hemiazygos veins. Clinical considerations of this variant anatomy are of interest, as they may present in patients as pathology on cross sectional imaging.
Authors:
M Loukas; D R G Strike; R S Tubbs; N Tarneja; M M Shoja
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Folia morphologica     Volume:  68     ISSN:  0015-5659     ISO Abbreviation:  Folia Morphol. (Warsz)     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-09-01     Completed Date:  2009-12-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374620     Medline TA:  Folia Morphol (Warsz)     Country:  Poland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  184-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Deaprtment of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St George's University, Grenada, West Indies. edsg2000@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Azygos Vein / abnormalities
Cadaver
Early Diagnosis
Female
Hepatic Veins / abnormalities
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / prevention & control
Liver / blood supply
Middle Aged
Neovascularization, Physiologic / physiology
Portal Vein / abnormalities
Regional Blood Flow
Situs Inversus / embryology*
Spleen / abnormalities,  blood supply
Thorax / blood supply*
Vena Cava, Inferior / abnormalities*
Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities

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