Case report: Varicosity of the communicating vein between the left renal vein and the left ascending lumbar vein mimicking a renal artery aneurysm: Report of an unusual site of varicose veins and a novel hypothesis to explain its association with abdominal pain
| Autor: | Deepak A. Yadav, Sandeep G Jakhere, Gorakhnath R Tuplondhe |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
renal vein Ascending lumbar vein R895-920 varicosity Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine Aneurysm medicine.artery Varicose veins medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Abdominal Renal artery Retroperitoneal hemorrhage Communicating vein renal artery business.industry communicating vein medicine.disease medicine.vein cardiovascular system Radiology Renal vein medicine.symptom business Lower limbs venous ultrasonography |
| Zdroj: | The Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Vol 21, Iss 01, Pp 24-27 (2011) |
| ISSN: | 1998-3808 0971-3026 |
| Popis: | A communicating vein between the left renal vein and the left ascending lumbar vein has only rarely been reported in the imaging literature. There are very few reports of varicosity of this communicating vein. Nonetheless, awareness about this communicating vein is of utmost importance for surgeons performing aortoiliac surgeries and nephrectomies as it may pose technical difficulties during surgery or cause life-threatening retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Varicosity of this venous channel may be mistaken for paraaortic lymphadenopathy, adrenal pseudo-mass, or renal artery aneurysm. We report a case of a patient with varicosity of this communicating vein, which mimicked a left renal artery aneurysm. A novel hypothesis is also proposed to explain the relationship with abdominal pain. |
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