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Retroaortic left renal vein joining the left common iliac vein
G Brancatelli1, M Galia, M Finazzo
1Department of Radiology P. Cignolini, University of Palermo, Italy.
European Radiology
|November 30, 2000
Abstract:
Retroaortic left renal vein joining the left common iliac vein is a rare congenital anomaly in the development of the inferior vena cava. To our knowledge, only one case has been reported in the literature; however, its imaging features have never been described. A 27-year-old male presented with a 1-year history of recurrent right flank pain, dysuria, hematuria, and fever (39 degrees C). Computed tomography and MR venography showed a retroaortic left renal vein joining the left common iliac vein. We present the CT and MR venography findings and discuss their feasibility in showing this congenital anomaly.