Open AccessDuplication of Inferior Vena Cava, Possible Cause of Internal Hernia? Literature Review and Rare Case Presentation
Author(s) -
Cédric Kwizera,
D Popa,
Marian Botoncea,
Adrian Tudor,
Gyorgy D. Szava,
Alexandru Strat,
Călin Molnar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chirurgia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.104
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1842-368X
pISSN - 1221-9118
DOI - 10.21614/chirurgia.115.5.665
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , gene duplication , inferior vena cava , case presentation , general surgery , radiology , surgery , biology , biochemistry , gene
Duplication of inferior vena cava (DIVC) is a rare congenital malformation of extreme importance for vascular and urology surgeons, interventional radiologists. Oftentimes it goes unnoticed and is diagnosed incidentally at a routine or emergency CT-scan when complications occur due to associated congenital malformations. We present a case of a 70-year-old male patient who was admitted into the emergency room (ER) accusing abdominal pain. He was diagnosed with an intestinal obstruction due to a left paraduodenal hernia (LPDH), associated with a DIVC. The reviewing the literature led to concluding that DIVC is not the cause of LPDH.