Absence of right common iliac vein causing suprapubic and scrotal varices in a young athletic man.

J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech

Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Queen's University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Published: December 2021

We have described the case of a 26-year-old man who had presented to his primary care physician with persistent, painful varices across his lower abdomen and bilateral tender scrotal varicoceles, which intensified with exercise. Thorough investigations revealed a congenitally atretic right common iliac vein with right-to-left collateralization of the femoral and internal iliac veins. This shunting resulted in the development of suprapubic and pelvic and gonadal varicosities, which provided a critical venous outflow pathway for his right lower extremity. Heightened vigilance is, hence, paramount if our patient requires future abdominal and urologic procedures. Moreover, the present case has highlighted the importance of considering deep system venous anomalies when determining the differential diagnosis for venous diseases.

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