title: Confluence of the right internal iliac vein into a compressed left common iliac vein.
abstract: The authors describe the abnormal confluence of the right internal iliac vein into a left common iliac vein compressed by the overlying right common iliac artery. The prevalence of this combination of abnormalities, evaluated in cadavers and in living subjects by CT, was 0.9%. The possible obstacle to venous pelvic return by these anomalies is pointed out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy alberto.caggiati@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caggiati
authors.affiliation: Phlebology and Lymphology Department, Central Military Hospital of Buenos Aires; Department of Anatomy, University of Buenos Aires Argentine.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amore
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sedati
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Chronic venous disease; pelvic venous insufficiency; venous anatomy