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Developmental anomaly of the inferior vena cava
Author(s) -
Sandercoe Gavin D.,
BrookeCowden Geoff L.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02502.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior vena cava , radiology , presentation (obstetrics) , asymptomatic , magnetic resonance imaging , plain radiography , embryology , ultrasound , vena cava , radiography , computed tomography , surgery , anatomy
Despite the many possible modes of presentation, congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava are increasingly being found in asymptomatic patients. Although plain chest radiography may reveal enough suggestive signs, the diagnosis is usually confirmed by ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The authors present a case of infrarenal absence of the inferior vena cava that presented as a retroperitoneal mass and discuss the embryology and clinical implications of this unusual entity.