Mesenteric venous collateral vessels mimicking cystic pancreatic neoplasm

Sundaram, Baskaran; Robbins, Jessica B.; Zeglis, Mark; Scheiman, James M.; Simeone, Diane M.; Francis, I R

doi:10.1259/bjr/21280111

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“…esophagus, stomach, intestines, scrotum, vulva, ovary, kidneys, and the retroperitoneum. [ 6 – 9 ] A communicating vein between the LRV and the LALV is a rare anomaly, and varicosity of such a communicating vein is extremely rare, with sparse reports in the literature. A normal communicating vein between the LRV and the LALV, or an azygous system, have been reported in 69-91.5% of the autopsy studies.…”

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Case report: Varicosity of the communicating vein between the left renal vein and the left ascending lumbar vein mimicking a renal artery aneurysm: Report of an unusual site of varicose veins and a novel hypothesis to explain its association with abdominal pain

Jakhere

Yadav

Tuplondhe

2011

Indian J Radiol Imaging

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A communicating vein between the left renal vein and the left ascending lumbar vein has only rarely been reported in the imaging literature. There are very few reports of varicosity of this communicating vein. Nonetheless, awareness about this communicating vein is of utmost importance for surgeons performing aortoiliac surgeries and nephrectomies as it may pose technical difficulties during surgery or cause life-threatening retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Varicosity of this venous channel may be mistaken for paraaortic lymphadenopathy, adrenal pseudo-mass, or renal artery aneurysm. We report a case of a patient with varicosity of this communicating vein, which mimicked a left renal artery aneurysm. A novel hypothesis is also proposed to explain the relationship with abdominal pain.

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