title: Repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in the presence of a left-sided inferior vena cava.
abstract: Venous anomalies are not infrequently encountered during aortoiliac reconstruction, because of the complexity of development of the venous system. Retroaortic left renal veins, duplicate inferior vena cava (IVC), and left-sided IVC are occasionally found. Left-sided IVC has been reported with infrarenal aortic aneurysms. We report successful repair of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm in a patient with a left-sided IVC. The embryology and intraoperative management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio, USA. joseph.giglia@uc.edu
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Giglia
authors.forename: J Keith
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*