Computed tomography of a thrombosed left anterior vena cava.
A case of transposed (left) inferior vena cava (IVC) with a normal suprarenal IVC visible on computed tomography (CT) is presented. There is concomitant recanalized thrombosis of the left IVC with venous collaterals present. Caval anomalies, differential diagnosis of a left IVC, and CT demonstration of thrombosis of major abdominal venous structures and associated venous collaterals are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging