Left-sided inferior vena cava (IVC) is the second most common anatomical anomaly of the IVC after duplication. Herein, we present two cases of left-sided IVC, diagnosed during organ retrieval procedure. In a young brain-dead man, a single left-sided IVC was observed; it originated from iliac confluence in the left side of the aorta and extended throughout the abdomen. There was no retrohepatic ...

Introduction Variations of the anatomy of the inferior vena cava (IVC) are quite common given the complex nature of the embryologic development of the venous system [1–3]. Cases of absent IVC [4], double IVC, transposition of IVC (also known as a left IVC) have all been documented [5]. Other well-founded variations are a persistent left IVC [1] and malformations associated with right renal apla...

Recent exponential increase in inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placements has led to a higher rate of filter complications. A 46-year-old man with a past history of IVC filter placement for bilateral deep vein thrombosis presented with lower abdominal pain. Imaging studies demonstrated IVC filter strut penetrations into multiple structures. Upper endoscopy confirmed an uncomplicated single IVC ...

Objective: One of the most common side effects spinal anesthesia (SA) is hypotension. The aim study was to evaluate efficacay inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter measurements, perfusion index (PI) and pleth variability (PVI) values in determining risk developing hypotension after SA. Materials Methods: This conducted on 81 patients who underwent transurethral prostatectomy. Before administration ...

Previously, we reported that, in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, tolvaptan preserves residual renal function and ameliorates left ventricular hypertrophy. Here, we evaluated the effect of tolvaptan in terms of nutrition and inflammatory states. Of 24 incident PD patients with diabetes, 12 were assigned to a control group that did not receive tolvaptan, and 12, to a group that, 2 weeks after ...

This paper proposes a new distance education architecture to integrate both BBS and WWW features, is so-called IVC (Internet Virtual Classroom). This architecture has not only the traditional asynchronous characteristics of learning systems on WWW, but also synchronous interactions that traditional BBS service owned. This sort of learning environment can record and the learning flows of learner...

The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical features of patients with isolated HCC metastases to the heart. A 66-year-old female hospitalized with a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ranging from the right to the left lobe and with a tumor thrombus in the main portal vein, was treated with intraarterial cisplatin, 5-fluouracil, adriamycin and mitomycin. Computed tomography (CT) one month lat...

I nferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis associated with filters is not uncommon in clinical practice. However, suprarenal extension of the thrombosis to the hepatic segment of the IVC is very rare, particularly in absence of renal or hepatic tumors (1). Benign intrinsic IVC stenosis is a rare anomaly that has been associated with IVC thrombosis (2). We describe a case of extensive IVC thrombosis s...

PURPOSE The aim of our study was to assess the hemodynamic change of liver during the Valsalva maneuver using Doppler ultrasonography. METHODS Thirty healthy men volunteers were enrolled (mean age, 25.5±3.64 years). The diameter, minimal and maximal velocities, and volume flow of intrahepatic inferior vena cava (IVC), middle hepatic vein (MHV), and right main portal vein (RMPV) was measured d...

Few previous studies have monitored hemodynamic parameters to determine the physiological process of dengue or examined inferior vena cava (IVC) parameters to assess cardiac preload during the clinical phase of dengue. From January 2013 to July 2015, we prospectively studied 162 hospitalized adults with confirmed dengue viral infection using non-invasive cardiac output monitoring and bedside ul...