Left superior vena cava with associated venous variations
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Introduction Precise anatomical knowledge of the great vessels of the neck and thorax and their variations is essential for safe anesthesia, intensive care practice, placement of central venous catheters, pacemaker implantation using the transvenous approach, etc. Occurrence of persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) with absent right SVC are venous system variations that could impede such procedures. Persistent left SVC in 80% of the cases is found to co-exist with the right SVC [1]. Its association with absence of right SVC is unusual. In the present case we report multiple venous variations occurring simultaneously in the same cadaver.
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