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Image Acquisition Method for the Sonographic Assessment of the Inferior Vena Cava
Published on: January 13, 2023
Right double inferior vena cava with a retrocaval ureter and preaortic iliac venous confluence: A case report with
Akitoshi Kanagawa1,2, Yoshiaki Katada1, Reiji Kokubo1
1Department of Radiology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, 3-20-1 Chuo, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki 300-0395, Japan.
Abstract:
With advances in diagnostic imaging, congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava are being increasingly detected incidentally in asymptomatic patients. Double inferior vena cava is a relatively well-known anomaly, with an estimated prevalence rate of 0.2%-3%. In contrast, right double inferior vena cava-in which two inferior vena cava run parallel on the right side of the abdominal aorta-is extremely rare, with only a handful of reported cases. In this case, the spatial relationship between the two inferior vena cava-which was lateral-to-medial immediately below the renal veins-changed to dorsal-to-ventral at the level of the pelvic inlet. From an embryological perspective, we discuss the spatial relationship between the two inferior vena cava, drawing on previous reports.
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