Duplication of the inferior vena cava: anatomy, embryology and classification proposal.
| Title | Duplication of the inferior vena cava: anatomy, embryology and classification proposal. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Natsis, K., Apostolidis S., Noussios G., Papathanasiou E., Kyriazidou A., & Vyzas V. |
| Journal | Anat Sci Int |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 56-60 |
| Date Published | 2010 Mar |
| ISSN | 1447-073X |
| Keywords | Aged, Humans, Individuality, Male, Renal Veins, Testis, Vena Cava, Inferior |
| Abstract | A case of a duplicated inferior vena cava (IVC) along with other anatomical vessel variations in a 72-year-old male cadaver is presented. The anomalous vessels involved, besides the IVC, were the left testicular vein and artery, the left suprarenal artery and a superior accessory left renal artery. Based on the gross appearance of the preaortic anastomotic trunk between the left and right IVC as well as on the underlying embryological features, a classification is proposed: incomplete bilateral duplication of the IVC and complete bilateral duplication of the IVC. The latter can be further divided into three types: major, minor and asymmetric. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12565-009-0036-z |
| Alternate Journal | Anat Sci Int |
| PubMed ID | 19330283 |
