TY - JOUR
T1 - Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava in a 69-Year-Old White Female Donor
AU - Klansek, Joanna
AU - Meshida, Keiko
AU - Maynes, Elizabeth
AU - Leighton, Maria Ximena
AU - Wind, Gary
AU - Granite, Guinevere
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - While relatively uncommon, a duplication of the inferior vena cava is moderately well-discussed in the literature. This anatomical variation was noted in a 69-year-old white female donor. This variation is typically asymptomatic; however, it can be associated with complications, such as confusion with a mediastinal mass, increased risk for thromboembolism, and hemorrhage during surgery. It is also associated with a handful of comorbidities, including, but not limited to, congenital renal anomalies such as horseshoe kidney or fused crossed kidney. Research supports that the variation of a duplicated IVC (DIVC) can be due to a failure of the left supracardinal vein to regress during embryonic development.
AB - While relatively uncommon, a duplication of the inferior vena cava is moderately well-discussed in the literature. This anatomical variation was noted in a 69-year-old white female donor. This variation is typically asymptomatic; however, it can be associated with complications, such as confusion with a mediastinal mass, increased risk for thromboembolism, and hemorrhage during surgery. It is also associated with a handful of comorbidities, including, but not limited to, congenital renal anomalies such as horseshoe kidney or fused crossed kidney. Research supports that the variation of a duplicated IVC (DIVC) can be due to a failure of the left supracardinal vein to regress during embryonic development.
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/a6f521ed-d1ac-3041-af8f-35632194dff6/
U2 - 10.3390/anatomia2020011
DO - 10.3390/anatomia2020011
M3 - Article
VL - 2
SP - 117
EP - 123
JO - Anatomia
JF - Anatomia
IS - 2
ER -