Precaval draining vein from paraesophageal varices: Radiologic-anatomic correlation

Authors
Ibukuro, K Tsukiyama, T Mori, K Inoue, Y
Citation
K. Ibukuro et al., Precaval draining vein from paraesophageal varices: Radiologic-anatomic correlation, AM J ROENTG, 172(3), 1999, pp. 651-654
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
ISSN journal
0361803X → ACNP
Volume
172
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
651 - 654
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-803X(199903)172:3<651:PDVFPV>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to describe the CT features of the precaval draining vein from paraesophageal varices in six patients with li ver cirrhosis, We also assessed the anatomic nature of the vein. CONCLUSION, The precaval vein courses anteriorly to the inferior vena cava and drains into the right anterior aspect of the inferior vena cava, The di ameter of the precaval vein ranged from 3 to 13 mm (mean, 6.5 mm). The prec aval vein is anatomically identical to the anastomosis between the right an d left inferior phrenic veins.