Entrapped inferior vena cava between 2 lumbar vertebrae.
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.
Hwang
Seong Su
SS
Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Park
Soo Youn
SY
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*