title: Venous abnormalities encountered in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
abstract: The coexistence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and venous abnormalities is unusual. In this article two cases of AAA with concomitant abnormalities of a retroaortic left renal vein and left-sided inferior vena cava are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Athens University Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece. papavass@hotmail.com
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Papavassiliou
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kakissis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dimitroulis
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Vorou
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Liapis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates