Left inferior vena cava and aneurysm of the abdominal aorta

Puglionisi, A.; Di Giovanni, V.; Colli, R.; Snider, F.; Cina, G.

Journal de Chirurgie 121(12): 751-755

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0021-7697
PMID: 6530414
Document Number: 223193
A case of isolated left-sided inferior vena cava, without situs inversus, in a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm is reported. On the basis of a review of literature, the authors recall the incidence and the embryology of this anomaly, and analyze its surgical implications, with particular reference to abdominal aortic surgery.

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