Duplication of inferior vena cava-case report of an anatomic variation

Introduction: The inferior vena cava (IVC) is the largest vein in human being draining the blood from the lower part of the body running along the right side of the abdominal aorta. Double IVC is a rare congenital anomaly with an incidence of 0.2% - 3%. Materials and Methods: This case of double I...

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Main Authors: Abdulrazzaq, Saad Mohammed, Abdel Wahab, Emad Mohamad Nafie, A. Jabir, Ghassan
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Published: Faculty of Medicine Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
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author Abdulrazzaq, Saad Mohammed
Abdel Wahab, Emad Mohamad Nafie
A. Jabir, Ghassan
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Abdel Wahab, Emad Mohamad Nafie
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description Introduction: The inferior vena cava (IVC) is the largest vein in human being draining the blood from the lower part of the body running along the right side of the abdominal aorta. Double IVC is a rare congenital anomaly with an incidence of 0.2% - 3%. Materials and Methods: This case of double IVC was observed during dissection of the abdomen of an adult male cadaver in the dissection hall of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia. We report the presence of normal IVC on the right side with a left sided one seen running parallel to it. This left sided IVC began at the junction of the left internal and external iliac vein dorsal to the left common iliac artery at the level of fifth lumbar vertebra. It joined the right IVC ventrally to the abdominal aorta at the level of first lumbar vertebra by connecting venous anastomosis. The left suprarenal vein drained to this connecting part between the right and left IVC. Discussion and conclusion: Double IVC are relatively uncommon and can prolong smoothly without any adverse consequences abnormalities. The anomaly is important in some situations such as retroperitoneal surgery, vascular interventional procedures, placement of IVC filters and various surgical / radiological techniques.
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spelling iium-780212020-04-07T13:15:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/78021/ Duplication of inferior vena cava-case report of an anatomic variation Abdulrazzaq, Saad Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Emad Mohamad Nafie A. Jabir, Ghassan R Medicine (General) Introduction: The inferior vena cava (IVC) is the largest vein in human being draining the blood from the lower part of the body running along the right side of the abdominal aorta. Double IVC is a rare congenital anomaly with an incidence of 0.2% - 3%. Materials and Methods: This case of double IVC was observed during dissection of the abdomen of an adult male cadaver in the dissection hall of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia. We report the presence of normal IVC on the right side with a left sided one seen running parallel to it. This left sided IVC began at the junction of the left internal and external iliac vein dorsal to the left common iliac artery at the level of fifth lumbar vertebra. It joined the right IVC ventrally to the abdominal aorta at the level of first lumbar vertebra by connecting venous anastomosis. The left suprarenal vein drained to this connecting part between the right and left IVC. Discussion and conclusion: Double IVC are relatively uncommon and can prolong smoothly without any adverse consequences abnormalities. The anomaly is important in some situations such as retroperitoneal surgery, vascular interventional procedures, placement of IVC filters and various surgical / radiological techniques. Faculty of Medicine Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019-12-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78021/1/78021_Duplication%20of%20inferior%20vena%20cava-case.pdf Abdulrazzaq, Saad Mohammed and Abdel Wahab, Emad Mohamad Nafie and A. Jabir, Ghassan (2019) Duplication of inferior vena cava-case report of an anatomic variation. Medicine & Health, 14 (1 (Suppl)). p. 137. E-ISSN 2289-5728 https://doi.org/10.17576/MH.2019.s1401
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Abdulrazzaq, Saad Mohammed
Abdel Wahab, Emad Mohamad Nafie
A. Jabir, Ghassan
Duplication of inferior vena cava-case report of an anatomic variation
title Duplication of inferior vena cava-case report of an anatomic variation
title_full Duplication of inferior vena cava-case report of an anatomic variation
title_fullStr Duplication of inferior vena cava-case report of an anatomic variation
title_full_unstemmed Duplication of inferior vena cava-case report of an anatomic variation
title_short Duplication of inferior vena cava-case report of an anatomic variation
title_sort duplication of inferior vena cava-case report of an anatomic variation
topic R Medicine (General)
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/78021/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/78021/1/78021_Duplication%20of%20inferior%20vena%20cava-case.pdf