Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

A Case of Double Inferior Vena Cava: A Case Report

Ezura Yusof *

Department of General Surgery, Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre @ IIUM, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Bandar Indera Mahkota, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.

Salina Aziz

Department of General Surgery, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan Jalan Tanah Putih, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

The incidence of double inferior vena cava (IVC) ranges from 0.2% to 3%. Most of the cases of double IVC are diagnosed incidentally from imaging given it has a lack of symptoms and clinical findings. Embryogenesis of IVC is very complicated hence predisposing to diverse anomalies. These anomalies are usually of no clinical significance however may predispose to thromboembolism likely due to venous stasis. The abnormal vessels also can be misdiagnosed as masses which can cause massive haemorrhage if mismanaged. In this report, we present a 14 years old boy, who was incidentally diagnosed to have double IVC from computed tomography (CT) done for other reasons.

Keywords: Inferior vena cava, duplications, anomalies, CT scan

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