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Adrenal venous sampling in a patient with left inferior vena cava.

Yuichi FujiiTomohiro UedaYuko UchimuraHiroki Teragawa
Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Adrenal venous sampling (AVS), although difficult, is recommended for patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) to diagnose the subtype. Recognizing anatomical variation is key to a successful AVS. We report on a patient with PA and left inferior vena cava (IVC) whose left adrenal vein drained directly into the IVC.
Keyphrases
  • inferior vena cava
  • pulmonary embolism
  • vena cava
  • case report