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  • Title: Varices of inferior epigastric veins caused by chronic inferior vena cava obstruction: mimicking normal venous flow pattern on radionuclide venography.
    Author: Karacalioglu O, Sonmez A, Ilgan S, Soylu K, Emer O, Ozguven M.
    Journal: Ann Nucl Med; 2005 May; 19(3):235-8. PubMed ID: 15981678.
    Abstract:
    A 21-year-old patient with long-standing inferior vena cava obstruction secondary to idiopathic thrombosis extending from the external iliac veins underwent a radionuclide venography with Tc-99m pertechnetate labeled erythrocytes. The blood pool phase of the study revealed bilaterally distorted inferior epigastric veins mimicking normal venous flow pattern. The authors present this case to discuss the possible alternative routes and the underlying physiopathologic mechanism of this unusual flow pattern in chronic inferior vena cava obstruction.
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