title: Inferior vena cava anomalies and variations: imaging and rare clinical findings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is to summarize imaging findings of some frequent and infrequent inferior vena cava (IVC) anomalies and variations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IVC anomalies should be suspected in patients presenting with pulmonary emboli, chronic pain, and deep vein thrombosis. To correctly characterize and classify IVC anomalies and variations is of crucial importance for proper planning of surgical interventions and thus for avoiding serious complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  • IVC anomalies should be suspected in patients with pulmonary emboli, pain, and venous thrombosis. • Awareness of IVC anomalies and variations is crucial for clinical and surgical procedures. • Unawareness of these anomalies may lead to severe and deadly complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Adiyaman University Medical Faculty, Altinsehir Mh., 3005 Sokak No:13, 02040, Adiyaman, Turkey. petikbulent@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Petik
keywords: IVC; Inferior vena cava anomalies; Inferior vena cava variations; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multidetector row computed tomography