title: Entrapped inferior vena cava between 2 lumbar vertebrae.
abstract: Inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction can have several underlying causes, and its clinical symptoms vary. Although there are several reported cases of traumatic jejunal entrapment between 2 vertebral bodies, there is no report of intervertebral IVC entrapment causing partial IVC obstruction. We present the first case of IVC entrapment between 2 vertebral bodies caused by compression fracture of the lumbar spines combined with an injured anterior longitudinal ligament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Su
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Soo Youn
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*