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  • Title: Unusual anomaly complicating abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: anterior inferior vena cava.
    Author: Kleiner DE, Harthun NL.
    Journal: Vasc Endovascular Surg; 2009; 43(1):87-8. PubMed ID: 18981060.
    Abstract:
    This case illustrates an unusual anomaly of the great veins. To our knowledge, these are the first published photographs of the vena cava traversing anterior to the distal aorta. This anatomic variant caused minor technical problems during open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
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