Prenatal diagnosis of isolated interrupted inferior vena cava with azygos continuation to superior vena cava.

Ann Pediatr Cardiol

Fetal Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.

Published: January 2014

Absence of inferior vena cava is an uncommon congenital abnormality. It is usually associated with other structural anomalies, typically left isomerism. We report a case of interrupted inferior vena cava with azygos continuation diagnosed as an isolated finding during routine prenatal ultrasound scan, confirmed by post-natal echocardiography. Detailed ultrasound examination of the fetal anatomy failed to demonstrate other anomalies. The neonatal course of this fetus was uneventful.

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