PMC9924708_01
Contrast tomography of abdomen and pelvis. A: Abdominal aorta; B: Absence of inferior vena cava, enlarged paralumbar veins; C: Azygos vein
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FIG1
It showed an absence of the IVC with abdominal pelvic venous outflow through a well-performed paralumbar, retroperitoneal body wall collaterals, and ultimate opacification of the superior vena cava (SVC) (Figure 1).
Contrast tomography of abdomen and pelvis. A: Abdominal aorta; RK: Absence of inferior vena cava, enlarged right kidney; LK: Atrophic left kidney; C: Azygos vein
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FIG2
Additional left renal atrophy with compensatory hypertrophy of the right kidney was noted (Figure 2).