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Abdominal aortic aneurysm and left sided inferior vena cava. A case report
E Bastounis1, C Maltezos, A Kaponis
1First Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
The co-existence of abnormalities of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a rare condition but with surgical significance. With the development of various imaging technics and the routine use of computerized tomography for the examination of the abdomen and/or the investigation of AAA these venous abnormalities can be disclosed. A male patient with AAA and left sided IVC is presented.