title: Preaortic iliac venous confluence. Marsupial vena cava. Case report.
abstract: Anomalous anatomic location of a large venous system is a very important assessment before aortic operations. Ours was an anatomical finding of a case of preaortic iliac confluence, a variation also known as 'marsupial vena cava'. As abdominal aortic surgery is currently performed routinely, rare anatomical anomalies must be spotted, in order to avoid injury to surrounding organs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece. natsis@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Natsis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iordache
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xepoulias
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsikaras
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology