Double inferior vena cava, an uncommon but relevant anatomical anomaly in surgery for lower rectal cancer: a report of two cases

BACKGROUND: Double inferior vena cava (DIVC) is rare and usually detected incidentally. DIVC may be associated with several anatomical variants of the retroperitoneal and pelvic veins. These variants can pose a clinical problem during colorectal surgery. We present two patients with lower rectal can...

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Autores principales: Kawamura, Mikio, Yamashita, Shinji, Imaoka, Hiroki, Shimura, Tadanobu, Kitajima, Takahito, Okugawa, Yoshinaga, Okita, Yoshiki, Ohi, Masaki, Toiyama, Yuji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10499765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37704927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01738-0

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