Duplication of Inferior Vena Cava Possible Cause of Internal Hernia Literature Review and Rare Case Presentation
Cédric Kwizera, Daniel G. Popa, Marian Botoncea, Adrian Tudor, György D. Száva, Alexandru Strat, Călin MolnarClinical case, no. 5, 2020
Article DOI: 10.21614/chirurgia.115.5.665
Duplication of inferior vena cava (DIVC) is a rare congenital malformation of extreme importance for vascular and urology surgeons, interventional radiologists. Oftentimes it goes unnoticed and is diagnosed incidentally at a routine or emergency CT-scan when complications occur due to associated congenital malformations.
We present a case of a 70-year-old male patient who was admitted into the emergency room (ER) accusing abdominal pain. He was diagnosed with an intestinal obstruction due to a left paraduodenal hernia (LPDH), associated with a DIVC.
The reviewing the literature led to concluding that DIVC is not the cause of LPDH.
We present a case of a 70-year-old male patient who was admitted into the emergency room (ER) accusing abdominal pain. He was diagnosed with an intestinal obstruction due to a left paraduodenal hernia (LPDH), associated with a DIVC.
The reviewing the literature led to concluding that DIVC is not the cause of LPDH.
Keywords: duplication of inferior vena cava, left paraduodenal hernia, intestinal obstruction
