PMC9888417_01
Duplication of the IVC. (a) Axial CT image demonstrating a duplicated IVC (red arrows) with thrombus noted in the right IVC (yellow arrow); (b) Coronal view depicting (A) common IVC, (B) IVC confluence where both right and left IVC meet, (C) left IVC, and (D) right IVC; (c) Coronal view showing a central filling defect (yellow arrow) within the infrarenal portion of the right IVC; (d) Sagittal view demonstrating the extent of the thrombus (yellow arrows). It extends from the confluence of the right external and internal iliac veins to the infrarenal right IVC at the level of the L3 vertebral lower endplate. CT: computed tomography; IVC: inferior vena cava
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FIG1
A CT of the abdomen and pelvis with intravenous contrast demonstrated a normal pancreas without peripancreatic fluid or stranding, colonic diverticulosis without diverticulitis, and a duplicated IVC with a thrombus noted within the right IVC (Figure 1), which extended from the confluence of right external and internal iliac veins to the infrarenal right IVC at the level of L3 vertebrae lower endplate.