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British Journal of Radiology (2007) 80, e122-e124
© 2007 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/31792102
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Case report

Symptomatic interrupted inferior vena cava: report of a case presenting with haematochezia

Z Koc, MD, S Ulusan, MD, L Oguzkurt, MD and E Serin, MD

Baskent University, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Centre, Department of Radiology, Adana, Turkey

Correspondence: Zafer Koc, Baskent Universitesi Adana Hastanesi, Dadaloglu Mah, Serin Evler 39, Sok. No: 6, 01250 Yüregir, Adana, Turkey. E-mail: koczafer{at}gmail.com; zaferkoc{at}superonline.com

Interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare developmental defect. IVC interruption is usually accompanied with azygos and hemiazygos continuation, and is asymptomatic. Here, we report the imaging findings of a patient with an interrupted IVC with diffuse collaterals between the infrarenal IVC and large renal veins, left gonadal, and perirectal haemorrhoidal-portal collateral veins with associated haematochezia. Depending on the haemodynamic changes, interrupted IVC may cause possible different clinical findings as presented here.






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