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01 June 2021: Articles

Blunt Abdominal Trauma Leading to an Incidental Finding of Duplicate Inferior Vena Cava (DIVC): A Case Report and Literature Review

Congenital defects / diseases

Mamoun Nabri A* , Norah J. Alromaih B , Sharifah A. Othman B , Elham S. Alghusnah B , Hossain Abu Al Ola E , Adel Elbagir E , Ayman O. Nasr E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929198

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929198

Table 1. Reports of double IVC (2004–2020).

StudyNumber of casesSexDiameterTermination of LIVCAdditional anomalies
Tore et al []9 21M, 1FR>L other case NAJoining of LIVC with left renal vein forming a common trunk crossing the midlineNA
Ng et al []10 32M, 1FNAOne at the renal level into the right IVC Two drained into the renal veinsNA
Chen et al []4 11FR20 mmL9 mmDrained into the left renal veinIncomplete duplicated right ovarian vein
Sakai et al []11 11FNANANA
Tamizifar et al []3 11FNADrained into the left renal veinNA
Wang et al []12 11MNAJoined the right IVC at L1NA
Coco et al []13 11FNADrained into left renal veinLeft renal vein retro aortic, IVC azygous continuation, and hepatic segment of IVC draining into the right renal vein
Chaijaroonkhanarak et al []8 11FL 0.68 cmR 1.4 cmDrained into left renal veinVenous shunts (shunt between left IVC and left common iliac vein) (2 shunts between right and the left IVC)
Chentanez et al []1 11MR 16.73 mm, L 21.57 mmTerminated at the right IVCInteriliac venous communication alongside a superior mesenteric artery giving rise to an aberrant common hepatic artery
Sahin et al []14 11FNAContinued as hemizygous veinIntrahepatic interruption and venous shunt, and continuation of hemizygous vein
Matsuoka et al []16 22FNANAAn interiliac communication was described in the second case between the left IVC and right common iliac vein
Ito et al []15 11FR 15.1 mmL 10.8 mmDrained into left renal vein forming a pre-aortic common trunkRight and left IVCs connected thru an interiliac vein positioned at the level of aortic bifurcation
M – Male; F – Female; NA – not answered; R – right; L – left; IVC – inferior vena cava; mm – millimeters.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
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