Double Inferior Vena Cava

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 14 Jun 2012 Germany Publisher:IMR PressJournal:The Heart Surgery Forum, volume 15, page 172 (issn: 1098-3511, eissn: 1522-6662,

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Authors: Tirilomis, Theodor;

doi: 10.1532/hsf98.20121019

pmid: 22698610

Double Inferior Vena Cava

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Abstract

Venous anomalies involving the inferior vena cava are very rare. The case of a 74-year-old man with coronary artery disease is presented. Interestingly, a double inferior vena cava was incidentally discovered during coronary artery bypass grafting. Persistence of the left hepatic segment vein appeared as a left inferior vena cava�a very rare condition.

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Germany

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University of Göttingen
Germany

Keywords

Male, Treatment Outcome, Myocardial Ischemia, Humans, Vena Cava, Inferior, Aged

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