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ANOMALY OF THE VENA CAVA INFERIOR

ANOMALY OF THE VENA CAVA INFERIOR Congenital abnormalities of the vena cava are rarely of clinical significance. A review of the medical literature reveals numerous case reports of caval abnormalities based on cadaver dissection; few have been demonstrated in the living patient. Most of the anomalies encountered clinically have been associated with the vena cava superior. In the latter group, the persistent left superior and bilateral superior vena cava are most commonly described.1 Similar anomalies occur in the inferior cava but have been reported less frequently. Urologists occasionally find an abnormal inferior caval pattern associated with retrocaval ureter. In 1925, McClure and Butler2 described the development of the vena cava inferior and associated anomalies. They believed that the left vena cava inferior was the last embryonic vessel to disappear and, for this reason, expected a greater number of anatomic variations associated with it. Maxwell and Erwin in 19283 reported on four anomalies of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

ANOMALY OF THE VENA CAVA INFERIOR

Effler, D. B.; Greer, A. E.; Sifers, E. C.
JAMA , Volume 146 (14) – Aug 4, 1951
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American Medical Association
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1951.63670140009011g
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Abstract

Congenital abnormalities of the vena cava are rarely of clinical significance. A review of the medical literature reveals numerous case reports of caval abnormalities based on cadaver dissection; few have been demonstrated in the living patient. Most of the anomalies encountered clinically have been associated with the vena cava superior. In the latter group, the persistent left superior and bilateral superior vena cava are most commonly described.1 Similar anomalies occur in the inferior cava but have been reported less frequently. Urologists occasionally find an abnormal inferior caval pattern associated with retrocaval ureter. In 1925, McClure and Butler2 described the development of the vena cava inferior and associated anomalies. They believed that the left vena cava inferior was the last embryonic vessel to disappear and, for this reason, expected a greater number of anatomic variations associated with it. Maxwell and Erwin in 19283 reported on four anomalies of

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Published: Aug 4, 1951

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