title: Variant ventral intrahepatic course of inferior vena cava: volume-rendering and maximum intensity projection CT findings.
abstract: Anatomically, the inferior vena cava (IVC) courses through the liver posteriorly and drains into the right atrium. We describe an extremely rare case of the anterior intrahepatic course of the IVC that drained into the right atrium seen on a CT scan of a healthy 26-year-old female who presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain. The anterior intrahepatic segment was bridged to the posteroinferior portion of the IVC by an oblique segment. Associated renal and arterial anomalies were also observed in our patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Toledo Medical Center, OH 43614-2598, USA. asif.abdullah@utoledo.edu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elsamaloty
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging