Abstract
An unsuspected left-sided inferior vena cava (IVC) can present a formidable challenge for the surgeon attempting abdominal aortic surgery. The incidence of congenital anomalies of the post-renal (infrarenal) vena cava is approximately 3%, with double inferior vena cava most frequently occurring. The authors refer to a case of isolated left-sided vena cava in a 53 year old man who underwent an aorto-femoral bypass graft for aorto-iliac occlusive disease. On the basis of a literature review the authors recall the incidence and the embryology of this anomaly, and analyze its surgical implications, with particular reference to abdominal aortic surgery.
Translated title of the contribution | Reconstructive surgery of the abdominal aorta in a case of left-positioned inferior vena cava. Clinical case and review of the literature |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 43-47 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Minerva Cardioangiologica |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
Publication status | Published - Jan 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine