Interruption of the Inferior Vena Cava With Azygos Continuation

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Dec;42(12):971-972. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001847.

Abstract

This report describes a 19-year-old man with interruption of the inferior vena cava with azygos continuation. Both radionuclide venography and MRI clearly showed venous return of the lower limbs through prominent collateral systems.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Azygos Vein / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / physiology*
  • Young Adult