Left sided inferior vena cava

Case contributed by Safwat Mohammad Almoghazy , 6 Mar 2017
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 24 Mar 2017

Updates to Case Attributes

Title was changed:
Left sided inferior vena cava.
Status changed from pending review to published (public).
Published At was set to .
Suitable For Quiz was set to .
Age changed from 65Y to 65 years.

References changed:

  • Bass JE, Redwine MD, Kramer LA, Huynh PT, Harris JH. Spectrum of congenital anomalies of the inferior vena cava: cross-sectional imaging findings. Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 20 (3): 639-52. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma09639">doi:10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma09639</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10835118">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • https://radiopaedia.org/articles/transposition-of-inferior-vena-cava
  • http://pubs.rsna.org/doi/abs/10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma09639

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

MDCT scan of abdomen and pelvis were obtained.

Liver is average size, density with no focal lesions or dilated intrahepatic biliary radicals seen.

·         Tiny gallbladder stones are noted .

·         Unremarkable CT features of CBD, portal vein, pancreas, spleen, adrenals, kidneys (cortical cysts) for mass.  Urinary bladder, and. 

·         Non-complicated diverticular disease seen in the large bowel.

·         A status post lower anterior resection of the rectum with unremarkable operative bed.

·         Unchanged previously noted fat attenuated periaortic lymph nodes, the largest on the right side 2.0 x1.1 cm.

·         No ascites seen.

·         Incidentally noted left-sided inferior vena cava (normal variant).

·         calcified atherosclerotic plaquesNon-complicated diverticular disease seen in the abdominal aorta and its major brancheslarge bowel. Status post lower anterior resection of the rectum with an unremarkable operative bed.

Unchanged previously noted fat attenuated periaortic lymph nodes. 

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