Left inferior vena cava

Left inferior vena cava

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Associate Editor: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

• A left IVC results from regression of the right supracardinal vein with persistence of the left supracardinal vein.
• The prevalence is 0.2%–0.5% .
• The major clinical significance of this anomaly is the potential for misdiagnosis as left-sided paraaortic lymphadenopathy.
• Spontaneous rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm into a left IVC has been reported.
• Transjugular access to the infrarenal IVC for placement of an IVC filter may be difficult.

Diagnostic Findings

• Typically, the left IVC joins the left renal vein, which crosses anterior to the aorta in the normal fashion, uniting with the right renal vein to form a normal right-sided prerenal IVC.

See Also

• Azygous continuation of the inferior vena cava
• Double inferior vena cava
• Left superior vena cava

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• Goldminer: Left inferior vena cava

References for Left inferior vena cava

• J. Edward Bass, Michael D. Redwine, Larry A. Kramer, Phan T. Huynh, and John H. Harris, Jr. Spectrum of Congenital Anomalies of the Inferior Vena Cava: Cross-sectional Imaging Findings. RadioGraphics 2000 20: 639-652.