ISSN: 1300-0292 İndekslendiği Dizinler: SCIENCE CITATION INDEX EXPANDED CINAHL, Index Copernicus, Chemical Abstracts (CA), Excerpta Medica / EMBASE Dil: Türkçe, İngilizce İçerik: Orijinal Araştırma, Derleme, Editöre Mektup, Olgu Sunumu, Tıp Eğitimi, Tıbbi Kitap İncelemeleri
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Left-anterior Sided Inferior Vena Cava Complicated Abdominal Aortic Surgery
Ahmet AKGÜL, MD,a İlknur BAHAR, MD, a Levent MAVİOĞLU, MD, a
Seyhan BABAROĞLU, MD, a Murat BAYAZIT, MDa
aDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, ANKARA Although most aortic surgery is now routinely performed without any complication, major venous anomalies, which are rarely encountered in patients undergoing aortic surgery, can cause unexpected bleeding. Unexpected venous injuries complicate the operation for aortic surgery if no attention is given in preoperative imaging. Here we present a patient who has inferior vena cava lying anteriorly and an abdominal aortic aneurysm. We recommend the routine use of CT scanning for preoperative work-up to avoid risk in unexpected bleeding during abdominal aortic surgery.Keywords: Aortic aneurysm, vena cavaTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2004, 24:681-682
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