title: A rare case of a complete left inferior vena cava associated with the symptoms of Dunbar syndrome.
abstract: We report a case of an 82-year-old female with an anomalous left inferior vena cava. The left inferior vena cava ascends parallel and to the left of the descending abdominal aorta. At the level of the celiac trunk, the inferior vena cava courses anteriorly and to the right to reach the posterior surface of the liver. The patient also suffers from chronic mild postprandial abdominal pain. It is possible that position of inferior vena cava anterior to the aorta, at the level of the celiac trunk, may lead to intermittent celiac artery compression syndrome (Dunbar syndrome).
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Wartmann
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Kinsella
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000473:pathology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging