Department of Radiology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.
Ir J Med Sci. 2012 Sep;181(3):389-91. doi: 10.1007/s11845-010-0492-4. Epub 2010 Jun 19.
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter insertion is a commonly performed procedure for indications such as recurrent pulmonary emboli or contraindication to anticoagulation. Symptomatic duplication of the IVC is exceedingly rare with only a handful of cases being described in the literature.
We report an unusual case of a patient with symptomatic duplication of the IVC.
A 53-year-old woman presented at our hospital for resection of a cerebral metastasis from a non-small cell lung cancer following a recent diagnosis of bilateral lower limb deep venous thrombosis. This required perioperative reversal of anticoagulation and IVC filter insertion. Conventional venography performed during filter insertion documented the existence of a duplicated IVC.
We present a case of a symptomatic duplication of the IVC requiring filter insertion. We review the developmental anatomy of the IVC along with the diagnostic findings and management strategies available.
下腔静脉（IVC）滤器置入术是一种常见的手术，用于治疗复发性肺栓塞或抗凝禁忌等适应症。IVC 重复极为罕见，文献中仅描述了少数几例。
我们报告一例 IVC 重复的症状性病例。
一名 53 岁女性因最近诊断出双侧下肢深静脉血栓形成，来我院接受非小细胞肺癌脑转移灶切除术。这需要在围手术期逆转抗凝治疗并置入 IVC 滤器。在置入滤器期间进行的常规静脉造影术记录了 IVC 重复的存在。
我们报告了一例需要滤器置入的症状性 IVC 重复病例。我们回顾了 IVC 的发育解剖，以及现有的诊断发现和管理策略。
