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영남의대학술지 Vol.24_No.2 Suppl. P.S719-724, Dec. 2007
Case Report
A Case of Vascular Anomaly in Swine: Infrahepatic Caudal/Inferior Vena Cava Interruption with Azygos/Hemiazygos Continuation
Won Kyu Park, Kil Ho Cho
Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
책임저자：박원규, 대구광역시 남구 대명 5동 317-1, 영남대학교 의과대학 영상의학과학교실
Tel: (053) 620-3048, Fax: (053) 653-5484
E-mail: wkpark@ynu.ac.kr
December 30, 2007
Abstract
Absence of caudal/inferior vena cava (CVC/IVC) with azygos/hemiazygos continuation is an uncommon vascular anomaly. To the best of the investigators knowledge, this is the first report of absence of CVC/IVC with azygos/hemiazygos continuation in the swine in the world. In this case, absence of CVC/IVC was confirmed by venography and necropsy. The recognition of this congenital venous anomaly (CVC/IVC interruption with azygos/hemiazygos continuation) is important for interventional radiologist and cardiologist.
Key Words: Caudal vena cava, Inferior vena cava, azygos/hemiazygos vein, congenital anomaly
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