{"title":"Prenatal Identification of an Accessory Right Inferior Hepatic Vein: A Rare Anatomical Variant.","authors":"Can Ozan Ulusoy, Şevki Çelen","doi":"10.1002/jcu.70013","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report one of the earliest prenatal observations of an accessory right inferior hepatic vein in a fetus with growth restriction at 36 weeks. Two- and three-dimensional Doppler ultrasonography revealed this vein draining into the inferior vena cava below the right portal vein, without signs of porto-systemic shunting or associated anomalies. This case contributes to the limited literature on hepatic venous system variants in antenatal life and underscores the role of detailed prenatal imaging in identifying uncommon vascular anatomies.</p>","PeriodicalId":15386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Ultrasound","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Clinical Ultrasound","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.70013","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ACOUSTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We report one of the earliest prenatal observations of an accessory right inferior hepatic vein in a fetus with growth restriction at 36 weeks. Two- and three-dimensional Doppler ultrasonography revealed this vein draining into the inferior vena cava below the right portal vein, without signs of porto-systemic shunting or associated anomalies. This case contributes to the limited literature on hepatic venous system variants in antenatal life and underscores the role of detailed prenatal imaging in identifying uncommon vascular anatomies.
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The Journal of Clinical Ultrasound (JCU) is an international journal dedicated to the worldwide dissemination of scientific information on diagnostic and therapeutic applications of medical sonography.
The scope of the journal includes--but is not limited to--the following areas: sonography of the gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, vascular system, nervous system, head and neck, chest, breast, musculoskeletal system, and other superficial structures; Doppler applications; obstetric and pediatric applications; and interventional sonography. Studies comparing sonography with other imaging modalities are encouraged, as are studies evaluating the economic impact of sonography. Also within the journal''s scope are innovations and improvements in instrumentation and examination techniques and the use of contrast agents.
JCU publishes original research articles, case reports, pictorial essays, technical notes, and letters to the editor. The journal is also dedicated to being an educational resource for its readers, through the publication of review articles and various scientific contributions from members of the editorial board and other world-renowned experts in sonography.