Unilateral Bifid Ureter with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: A Cadaveric Case Report
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Nidhi Lal,
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
E-mail: doc.lal@gmail.com
This is a case report of unilateral bifid ureter with Double Superior Vena Cava (DSVC) which was observed during the routine dissection on a 60-year-old male cadaver. The finding is of interest due to the presence of urogenital and vascular anomalies. The case belonged to the category of incomplete double renal pelvis and ureter along with a Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava (PLSVC) with an enlarged coronary sinus and a normal Right Superior Vena Cava (RSVC). Incomplete double ureter with the angled point of junction of the two ureters creates a narrowing that can further obstruct normal flow, predisposing to uretero-ureteric reflux and associated complications such as hydronephrosis, as well as increases the possibility of ureteral injury during surgery. PLSVC is usually an insignificant finding, however, its presence makes it difficult for insertion of central venous catheter via left internal jugular vein and is important to surgeons and interventionalists.
Double superior vena cava, Incomplete double ureter, Uretero-ureteric reflux
10.7860/JCDR/2021/51463.15670
Date of Submission: Jul 19, 2021
Date of Peer Review: Aug 16, 2021
Date of Acceptance: Sep 29, 2021
Date of Publishing: Nov 01, 2021
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