Civilian inferior vena cava injuries

ABSTRACT

Inferior vena cava injury can be a hidden cause of death in a various types of abdominal trauma. The experience was presented in 39 cases of major inferior vena cava injuries. Twenty-two of them were iatrogenic and 17 were due to abdominal trauma. In 17 cases, there was an associated organ injury that necessitated surgical intervention. Lateral suture was the classical technique of repair with excellent result. Caval ligation was adopted in exceptional cases [4] with accepted morbidity. In two cases, a peak was left for two days succeeding in saving the patients life