WolffParkinsonWhite syndrome and persistent azygous drainage of the inferior vena cava

Azygous continuation of inferior vena cava.

Interrupted inferior vena cava syndrome.

We report a case of interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) as a rare developmental defect. Inferior vena cava interruption is usually accompanied with azygos and hemiazygos continuation, and is asymptomatic. Consequently, venous blood from the caudal part of the body reaches the heart via the azygous vein and superior vena cava. A 50 year old female who came for routine health check-up was found ...

Heterotaxy syndrome and interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) with azygos continuation

Heterotaxy syndrome or situs ambiguous is a rare congenital disease in which the pattern of anatomical organization of the thoraco-abdominal visceral and vascular structures is not arranged in normal position. Patients with heterotaxy syndrome represent a wide range of anatomical variations including thoraco-abdominal structures. Here we report a rare case of asymptomatic heterotaxy syndrome in...

Perforation of Inferior Vena Cava by Inferior Vena Cava Filter

Supervising Section Editor: Sean O. Henderson, MD Submission history: Submitted June 13, 2012; Accepted August 6, 2012 Full text available through open access at http://escholarship.org/uc/uciem_westjem DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2012.8.12795 [West J Emerg Med 2013;14(2):161-162.] Sarah Unterman, MD* Tad Nair, MD† Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois Univ...

Neonatal Neuroblastoma with Inferior Vena Cava Syndrome

Neuroblastoma (NBL) is a neuroectodermal tumor derived from neural crest cells. The biological and clinical behavior of NB is extremely heterogenous. We here report a newborn who presented as 4S NBL with a massive hepatomegaly resulting in IVC syndrome.