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Dissection of a male cadaver revealed a rare interconnected duplicated femoral vein, an anatomical variation that may have clinical implications for deep vein thrombosis diagnosis and management.
Case Report (n=1)
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Knowledge of interconnected duplicated femoral veins is important to minimize false-negative ultrasound findings in DVT and for venous mapping.
May warrant consideration of duplicated femoral veins in DVT ultrasound; leaves open systematic prevalence studies.
Anatomical variations in the femoral vein are of great clinical importance especially in cases of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Knowledge of the variable anatomy of the femoral vein is important to minimise false-negative findings on ultrasound examination in patients with DVT and help to explain the 'silent' DVT. Furthermore, the presence of a duplicated femoral vein itself is associated with higher incidence of DVT. These venous anomalies are usually due to the truncular venous malformation. In the present study, while dissecting the right lower limb, we found a case of variation of the femoral vein. In this case, besides a duplicated femoral vein, we also noticed a 3rd interconnecting channel near the apex of the femoral triangle joining the two veins. This variation has not been reported previously by other authors. Considering its uniqueness and clinical importance, we decided to report this case.
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Khan et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Anatomical variation (duplicated femoral vein) (n=1). Anatomical observation was evaluated on Anatomical variation of the femoral vein. Dissection of a male cadaver revealed a rare interconnected duplicated femoral vein, an anatomical variation that may have clinical implications for deep vein thrombosis diagnosis and management.
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