Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Be Used to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in the Critically Ill Patient? A Systematic Review by Justin C. Mandeville, Claire L. Colebourn

“…The predictive power of diagnostic accuracy of inferior vena cava diameter and transaortic Doppler signal changes with the respiratory cycle or passive leg raising in mechanically ventilated patients was strong throughout the articles reviewed. …”
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Ordinary AV Nodal Reentry Tachycardia-Unusual Ablation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Franz Haertel, P. Christian Schulze, Anett Große, Dirk Prochnau, Ralf Surber

“…A rare anatomical variation with atresia of the inferior vena cava below the hepatic veins with azygos persistence was detected. …”
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May-Thurner Syndrome with Large Abdominal Varicosity, Treated Successfully Using Multiple Approaches by Lori Jia, Jason Alexander, Nedaa Skeik

“…Treatment usually involves endovascular management, including thrombolysis and/or thrombectomy with or without inferior vena cava filter placement, followed by angioplasty and stenting of the left common iliac vein. …”
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Surgical Approach to a Large Left Adrenocortical Mass with Associated Tumour Thrombosis of the Left Renal... by Manuel Pérez Utrilla, Carlos Nuñez Mora, Alejandro Rojo Sebastián, Pedro M. Cabrera Castillo, José M. García Mediero

“…A sixty-years-old male with diagnosis of a left adrenal mass (146×99×126 mm) with associated tumour thrombosis of the left renal vein with no clear signs of thrombosis of the inferior vena cava was admitted for elective surgery Finally an adrenalectomy and excision of tumour thrombus preserving the ipsilateral kidney was made. …”
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Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma with Level IV Thrombus: Contemporary Management with Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Targeted Therapy by Abhishek Bhat, Bruno Nahar, Vivek Venkatramani, Indraneel Banerjee, Oleksandr N. Kryvenko, Dipen J. Parekh

“…The response with newly adopted targeted therapy has been considered to be in the evolutionary stage with no clear role with respect to debulking or reducing the size of the inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus. We describe a case of a right-sided metastatic RCC with Level IV thrombus initially managed with Pazopanib followed by Nivolumab and Adalimumab followed by cytoreductive nephrectomy and IVC thrombectomy in the post-targeted therapy setting with complete curative response.…”
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Chronic IVC occlusion caused by unopened filter after conversion: case report and literature review by Shi Sheng, Yiqing Li

“…BackgroundThe VenaTech Convertible Vena Cava Filter (VTCF) is a device designed for insertion into the inferior vena cava (IVC) to prevent life-threatening pulmonary embolism (PE). …”
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Retroperitoneal hemorrhage following spinal anesthesia: A case report by Haneen Hawsawi, Lamia ALjeraisy, Rothana Aljehani, Majed Alharbi

“…Computed tomography (CT) angiography affirmed the diagnosis of large retroperitoneal hematoma extending to inferior vena cava, measuring about 5 × 15 × 16 cm in its maximum antero-posterior, transverse, and cranio-caudal diameters, respectively, corresponding to about 620 ml volume. …”
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Coronary Sinus Anomalies with Case Illustrations by Akshata J. Chauhan, Richa Jayesh Kothari

“…It was observed that the anomalies were seldom seen as a single entity and instead were seen as a part of the spectrum of anomalies such as persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC), Raghib complex, total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, and interrupted inferior vena cava. Out of these, the most common associated anomaly was found to be persistent LSVC. …”
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The First Successful Transcatheter Closure of an Inferior Sinus Venosus Defect with Anomalous Drainage of the Right Lower Pulmonary Vein Using Bare and Covered Stents: A Single-Cas... by Kritvikrom Durongpisitkul, Paweena Chungsomprasong, Porntip Panjasamanvong, Somrach Thamtorawat

“…The lower edge of the defect straddles the orifice of the inferior vena cava, and this makes surgical repair via bicaval cannulation a technical challenge. …”
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Recurrence of Primary Vascular Leiomyosarcoma Five Years after Initial Diagnosis in the Lower Extremity by Hilal Erinanc, Mehmet Ozulku, Aysen Terzi

“…They frequently arise within the inferior vena cava; however, the peripheral vein was also affected. …”
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Features of surgical treatment for gunshot wounds of the heart and great vessels with migration of foreign bodies by I.A. Lurin, E.M. Khoroshun, V.V. Makarov, V.V. Nehoduiko, O.V. Buchnieva, I.V. Veryovkin

“…According to the place of the beginning of the foreign body migration through the vascular bed, cases with damage to the heart and the inferior vena cava predominate. By the location of the foreign body fixation during migration through the vascular bed, cases with fixation of a foreign body in the pulmonary artery and heart prevail. …”
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A Complex Cardiac Mass Originating from Interatrial Septum in a Patient with History of Kidney Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review by Negar Faramarzi, Sumit Sohal, Roshanak Habibi, Muhammad Sikander Akbar

“…Tumor thrombus migration to the renal vein and inferior vena cava happens in up to 10% of patients with RCC. …”
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Complex Liver Resections for Colorectal Metastases: Are They Safe in the Low-Volume, Resource-Poor Caribbean Setting? by Shamir O. Cawich, Dexter A. W. Thomas, Chunilal Ramjit, Roderick Bhagan, Vijay Naraynsingh

“…A 50-year-old woman with a solitary colorectal metastasis invading the inferior vena cava underwent an extended left hepatectomy with caval resection and reconstruction. …”
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Leiomyosarcoma of the Renal Vein Mimicking a Primitive Renal Cell Carcinoma: Case Report of an Unusual Presentation by Amal Fekkar, Hafsa Elouazzani, Ahmed Jahid, Kaoutar Znati, Fouad Zouaidia, Zakia Bernoussi

“…Primary leiomyosarcomas (LMS) of vascular origin are rare tumors, and more than half of the cases arise in the inferior vena cava (IVC). Primary LMS of the renal vein are extremely rare tumors with only a few cases reported in the literature. …”
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Validation of the efficacy of the porous medium model in hemodynamic analysis of iliac vein compression syndrome by Lingling Wei, Ke Hu, Jiaqiu Wang, Shuang Zhang, Xiaoxiao Yang, Yuanli Chen, Chenshu Li, Xinwu Lu, Kaichuang Ye, Peng Qiu, Yanqing Zhan, Yanqing Zhan

“…The results revealed that in the CFD analysis incorporating the porous media model, more than 80% of discrete phase particles reached the inferior vena cava via collateral circulation. Additionally, the concentration variation curve of discrete phase particles demonstrated a high concordance rate of 92.4% compared to that obtained in DSA. …”
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Heart Failure and Hypothermia in an Infant: Pseudocyanide Syndrome? by J. Scott Baird

“…This report of an infant with heart failure and hypothermia is significant for increased inferior vena cava (IVC) oxygen saturation and hyperlactatemia. …”
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Scimitar syndrome: A case report by Xiang Zhao, Junyang Huang, Junke Yang, Bingkui Cen

“…Scimitar syndrome is a rare vascular malformation characterized by partial or total abnormal flow of the right pulmonary vein into the inferior vena cava, located above or below the diaphragm. …”
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Bradycardia in severely dehydrated cholera patient: A case report by Ronak Shah

“…Interventions: Based on the clinical situation and the inferior vena cava status determined by ultrasound, a thorough fluid resuscitation using crystalloids was performed. …”
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Bleeding versus Clotting: A Complex Case of a Large Fibroid Uterus Causing Menorrhagia and a DVT by Sangeeta Ramanan, Jude Chapman-Wardy, Roy Watson

“…After initial stabilization with multiple blood transfusions and reversal of anticoagulation, the warfarin was ceased in favour of enoxaparin and she underwent inferior vena cava (IVC) filter insertion prior to a total abdominal hysterectomy. …”
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Retrocaval ureter. Two cases report by Bryan Antonio Iza Jiménez, Karla Lizeth Gavilanes Encalada, Israel Darío Carrillo Quisnia

“…The retrocaval ureter is a congenital malformation in which the ureter passes behind the inferior vena cava, is compressed and causes obstruction symptoms such as hydronephrosis. …”
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