Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 161-163, July 2004

Repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in the presence of a left-sided inferior vena cava☆

  • Joseph S Giglia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Joseph S. Giglia, MD, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, MSB, Ste 2361, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, USA
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  • J.Keith Thompson, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Received 21 October 2003; accepted 27 February 2004.

Abstract 

Venous anomalies are not infrequently encountered during aortoiliac reconstruction, because of the complexity of development of the venous system. Retroaortic left renal veins, duplicate inferior vena cava (IVC), and left-sided IVC are occasionally found. Left-sided IVC has been reported with infrarenal aortic aneurysms. We report successful repair of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm in a patient with a left-sided IVC. The embryology and intraoperative management are discussed.

 

☆ Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(04)00385-4

doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2004.02.045

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 161-163, July 2004

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