Anomalies of the inferior vena cava. 2 case reports
Koen, F.R.; Bouwer, A.J.; Bornman, M.S.; Du Plessis, D.J.
South African Medical Journal 69(1): 69-70
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 3941946 Document Number: 267927
Two cases of anomalous inferior vena cava are presented, with the emphasis on embryology. The first patient was investigated by venography for a clinically proven varicocele as a probable cause of infertility. A double inferior vena cava was found during venography, and was confirmed by computed tomography (CT). In the second case a left-sided inferior vena cava was an incidental finding when a CT scan was done as a diagnostic procedure in a case of Hodgkin's disease. A short summary of the embryology and the significance of the variants is presented.