title: Abdominal aortic aneurysm and left sided inferior vena cava. A case report.
abstract: The co-existence of abnormalities of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a rare condition but with surgical significance. With the development of various imaging technics and the routine use of computerized tomography for the examination of the abdomen and/or the investigation of AAA these venous abnormalities can be disclosed. A male patient with AAA and left sided IVC is presented.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bastounis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maltezos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaponis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papalambros
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging