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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 3-4/2003

01-08-2003 | Anatomic Variations

Right internal iliac vein joining the left common iliac vein: case report demonstrated by CT angiography

Authors: A. Oto, E. Akpınar, H. S. Sürücü, C. C. Denk, H. H. Çelik

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 3-4/2003

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Abstract

An unusual variation of the iliac veins was detected by computed tomography (CT) angiography in a 35-year-old man. In coronal CT reconstructions, it was shown that the right internal iliac vein of this patient crossed to the left side and drained to the left common iliac vein. This variation is important in retroperitoneal, laparoscopic and orthopedic surgery. We present the CT findings and discuss the embryological origin of this unusual congenital anomaly.
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Metadata
Title
Right internal iliac vein joining the left common iliac vein: case report demonstrated by CT angiography
Authors
A. Oto
E. Akpınar
H. S. Sürücü
C. C. Denk
H. H. Çelik
Publication date
01-08-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 3-4/2003
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-003-0123-0

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