Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
1st International Mediterranean Anatomy Congress, Konya, Türkiye, 6 - 09 Eylül 2018, ss.1
Introduction
Inferior vena cava (IVC) is mostly located at the right
side of abdominal aorta. IVC anomalies may develop because of the complex
embryogenesis and anastomosis of the paired abdominal veins. The persistent
left supracardinal vein anastomoses with the right subcardinal vein which form the
left-sided IVC crossing over the abdominal aorta. In that case, the left-sided IVC
usually crosses anterior to the abdominal aorta after receiving left renal vein
to join its retrohepatic position. The incidence of left sided IVC is reported
as 0.2 and 0.5%.
Material Method
During routine dissection in the Department of
Anatomy, Marmara University the left-sided IVC variation was encountered in a
male cadaver aged 72.
Results
The left-sided IVC was originated by confluence of the
common iliac veins at the L5 vertebra level and ascended vertically to the
level of the left kidney. Here, left-sided IVC received left testicular vein,
bifurcated left renal vein, left first lumbar vein and left superior suprarenal
vein. After crossing the abdominal aorta below the superior mesenteric artery, the
IVC positioned to the right side of the aorta, it collected a common trunk that
formed by the right testicular vein, the right first lumbar vein and the
posterior segment of right renal vein. After receiving the right renal vein,
the IVC then coursed in its normal retrohepatic position. Before reaching to
the level of the left kidney, the left-sided IVC was crossed anteriorly by the
left common iliac artery, the left testicular artery and the superior
mesenteric artery, consecutively. Beside variations of tributaries of the IVC,
additional hepatic artery which arose from superior mesenteric artery was present.
Because of IVC variation the inferior pole of the right kidney was located 18mm
higher than the inferior pole of the left kidney.
Conclusion
This case report showed the anatomy of left sided IVC
and variation of its tributaries. Because of IVC variation, kidneys and
arterial vessels were also variative.