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Internal arrangement of the union between iliac vein and inferior vena cava

Configuration interne du confluent ilio-cave

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The authors report on the internal arrangement of 130 ilio-caval junctions. 121 endovenous formations were found in 88 specimens. A new classification is proposed based on five types of structures: central spurs, adhesions, bridges, valves and bands. Their frequency, their morphology, their dimensions and their effects on the calibre of the vein are considered in detail. Microscopical study helps with an understanding of the origin of these formations. An exhaustive study of the literature has made it possible to compare the present results with those of previous authors.

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Les auteurs étudient la configuration interne de 130 confluents ilio-caves. 88 pièces sont porteuses de 121 formations endo-veineuses. Une nouvelle classification proposée ici distingue 5 types de formations: les éperons centraux, les adhérences, les ponts, les valvules et les brides. Leur fréquence, leur morphologie, leurs dimensions et leur retentissement sur le calibre veineux sont envisagés en détail. L'étude microscopique aide à comprendre l'origine de ces formations. Une étude exhaustive de la littérature permet de comparer ces résultats à ceux des auteurs précédents.

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  1. Laboratoire d'Anatomie médico-chirurgicale et de Technique chirurgicale, UER III, Université de Bordeaux II, France

    Jacques Pinsolle & Jean Videau

  2. Laboratoire d'Anatomie et Organogénèse, UER II, Université de Bordeaux II, France

    Frédéric Grenier & Henri Cabanié

  3. Service de Radiologie, Hôpital du Haut-Leveque, CHU Sud de Bordeaux, France

    Jacques Drouillard

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Pinsolle, J., Drouillard, J., Grenier, F. et al. Internal arrangement of the union between iliac vein and inferior vena cava. Anat. Clin 4, 295–306 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01798559

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