There are more anatomical variants in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in our philosophy: the precaval left renal artery
| Autor: | Giulio Cecchini, Michele Bertolotto, Enrico Capaccio, Simona Manole, Andrea Paladini, Mustafa Secil, Lorenzo E. Derchi, Sorin M Dudea |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Capaccio, Enrico, Bertolotto, Michele, Paladini, Andrea, Cecchini, Giulio, Manole, Simona, Dudea, Sorin, Secil, Mustafa, Derchi, Lorenzo E. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Vena Cava Anomalies Hemiazygos continuation of IVC IVC Left-sided precaval renal artery Renal vessels 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Renal Artery 0302 clinical medicine Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Tomography Left kidney Neuroradiology Left iliac fossa medicine.diagnostic_test Interventional radiology General Medicine Situs Inversus Magnetic Resonance Imaging X-Ray Computed medicine.vein 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis cardiovascular system Female Radiology Adult Inferior Left renal artery medicine.medical_specialty Vena Cava Inferior Inferior vena cava Vascular anomaly 03 medical and health sciences otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Anomalie Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Renal vessel business.industry Tomography X-Ray Computed medicine.disease business |
| Popis: | AIM: To describe the CT findings in eight patients with left-sided inferior vena cava (IVC) in whom the left renal artery presented a precaval course (pLRA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We searched the teaching files of six radiology departments for patients with pLRAs. Eight patients were found, and the available imaging studies and clinical histories were reviewed. Associated vascular and renal anomalies were noted. RESULTS: No patient had been examined for problems related to the vascular anomaly found. Four had a double IVC and two a solitary left IVC; in all, the left-sided IVCs had hemiazygos continuation. One patient had situs viscerum inversus. In one case, there was a left kidney in left iliac fossa. CONCLUSION: Although rare and probably overlooked, a pLRAs can be encountered in patients with situs viscerum inversus or presenting a left-sided IVC with hemiazygos continuation. These vessels can cause technical problems during surgery at the left renal hilum and should be specifically searched for in patients with vascular anomalies. |
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