title: Persistence of hepatic venous plexus as the terminal part of inferior caval vein.
abstract: A patient with patency of the arterial duct was catheterized for insertion of Rashkind umbrella device. An abnormality of the inferior caval vein was detected, in which a plexus of hepatic vessels existed in place of the hepatic segment. The pertinent embryology is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jolly
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging