Hidden Inferior Vena Cava Injury: A Case of Missed Diagnosis after Preoperative CT and Laparotomy

Noriaki Yui; Yasutaka Tanaka; Masahiro Shimpo; Shoma Fujiya; Tomotaka Takanosu; Nobutaka Watanabe; Takafumi Shinjo; Tomohiro Matsumura; Yoshimitsu Izawa; Chikara Yonekawa; Shiro Matsumoto; Nana Fujii; Takashi Mato

doi:10.12659/AJCR.943876

23 July 2024 : Case report Japan

Hidden Inferior Vena Cava Injury: A Case of Missed Diagnosis after Preoperative CT and Laparotomy

Unusual clinical course, Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Noriaki Yui^1ABCDEFG, Yasutaka Tanaka^1ABCDEF*, Masahiro Shimpo^1AB, Shoma Fujiya^1A, Tomotaka Takanosu^1A, Nobutaka Watanabe^1A, Takafumi Shinjo^2A, Tomohiro Matsumura^1A, Yoshimitsu Izawa^1A, Chikara Yonekawa^1A, Shiro Matsumoto^3A, Nana Fujii^4DF, Takashi Mato^1A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943876

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943876

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Figure 2. Abdominal contrast-enhanced axial CT showing arterial and venous phases at the IVC level and at the level of intestinal prolapse. The IVC, indicated by arrows, shows no obvious injury or surrounding hematoma. The intestinal prolapse is indicated by arrowheads.

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Hidden Inferior Vena Cava Injury: A Case of Missed Diagnosis after Preoperative CT and Laparotomy

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