Left-sided inferior vena cava. A peroperatively demonstrated case.
A left-sided inferior vena cava was demonstrated during resection of an aortic aneurysm in a 78-year-old man. The embryonic development and clinical significance of this rare anomaly are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*