Title of article
Double inferior vena cava with bilateral mild hydronephrosis: a rare case report
Author/Authors
Balafar ، Moloud Emergency Medicine Research Team - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Parsian ، Zahra Emergency Medicine Research Team - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Javad Rashid ، Reza Department of Radiology - Imam Reza Hospital - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Elmdust ، Navid Students Research Committee - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Arjmandi ، Houri Emergency Medicine Department - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences , Soleimanpour ، Hassan Road Traffic Injury Research Center - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
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Abstract
A 47-year-old female with a history of antiphospholipid syndrome and ischemic stroke was presented to the emergency department due to abdominal pain and bloody vomiting. Ultrasonography showed double inferior vena cava and bilateral mild hydronephrosis. Furthermore, the abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan did not show any evidence of urolithiasis. The ultrasound images of distinctive developmental variations of inferior vena cava and other veins are important to be known. Vascular anomalies, although rare, should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of focal lesions within the abdominal cavity. Double IVC might have been the cause of hydronephrosis in our patient.
Keywords
Anatomical Variation , Inferior Vena Cava , Emergency Department , Ultrasound
Journal title
Frontiers in Emergency Medicine
Journal title
Frontiers in Emergency Medicine
Record number
2739531
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