Course of the hepatic inferior vena cava in a Kenyan population

The course of the hepatic inferior vena cava (HIVC) has a wide range of variations which are relevant in hepato‐vascular surgery and liver transplantation. Eighty livers were studied for hepatic course and axial orientation of the HIVC. The HIVC was found to run in an incomplete tunnel in 43.8% of t...

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Published in:Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2009-07, Vol.22 (5), p.610-613
Main Authors: Bundi, Karau Paul, Ogeng'o, Julius A., Hassanali, Jameela, Odula, Paul O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Continental Ancestry Group
axial orientation
course
hepatic inferior vena cava
Humans
Kenya
Kenyan
Liver - anatomy & histology
Vena Cava, Inferior - anatomy & histology
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Summary:The course of the hepatic inferior vena cava (HIVC) has a wide range of variations which are relevant in hepato‐vascular surgery and liver transplantation. Eighty livers were studied for hepatic course and axial orientation of the HIVC. The HIVC was found to run in an incomplete tunnel in 43.8% of the cases (n = 35), complete tunnel in 32.5% of the cases (n = 26) while in the rest, it was contained in a shallow groove on the retrohepatic surface. It assumed an oblique course in relation to the longitudinal axis of the liver in 60% of the cases (n = 48). The findings of this study vary to a wide range from those reported previously, and call for extra caution during surgical operations involving the HIVC region. Clin. Anat. 22:610–613, 2009. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:0897-3806
1098-2353
DOI:10.1002/ca.20807