Unique venocaval anomalies: case of duplicate superior vena cava and interrupted inferior vena cava
| Autor: | Alexey Markelov, Iris Ann Hagans, Manthan Makadia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Deep vein Thoracic Radiology Population Vena Cava Inferior Inferior vena cava Testicular Neoplasms Superior vena cava Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging cardiovascular diseases Thrombus education education.field_of_study Incidental Findings Superior vena cava syndrome business.industry Thrombosis Middle Aged medicine.disease Pulmonary embolism Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome medicine.vein cardiovascular system Radiology medicine.symptom Jugular Veins business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Journal of radiology case reports. 8(1) |
| ISSN: | 1943-0922 |
| Popis: | Venocaval anomalies are uncommon in the general population and often go unrecognized, but physicians should be aware of their significance. Duplicate superior vena cava should be identified during cardiac imaging, surgery, and catheter insertions. While interrupted inferior vena cava can predispose to thrombus formation, they protect against pulmonary embolism from lower extremity deep vein thrombosis. We describe a unique case of a patient in which combined superior vena cava and inferior vena cava anomalies were found incidentally. This is the first reported case of a duplicate superior vena cava and interrupted inferior vena cava in a single patient in English literature. This article also provides a literature review on the topic. |
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