Surgical Reconstruction of a Suprahepatic Inferior Vena Cava Aneurysm Using a Tubularized Bovine Pericardial Patch.
L, A., B, B., DE, B., MJ, R., & AB, L. (2026). Surgical Reconstruction of a Suprahepatic Inferior Vena Cava Aneurysm Using a Tubularized Bovine Pericardial Patch.. Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1841
L A, B B, DE B, MJ R, AB L. Surgical Reconstruction of a Suprahepatic Inferior Vena Cava Aneurysm Using a Tubularized Bovine Pericardial Patch.. Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal. 2026; doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1841
L A, B B, DE B, et al. Surgical Reconstruction of a Suprahepatic Inferior Vena Cava Aneurysm Using a Tubularized Bovine Pericardial Patch.[J]. Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal. 2026. DOI: 10.14797/mdcvj.1841.
@article{l2026,
author = {Achanta L and Benfor B and Brooks DE and Reardon MJ and Lumsden AB},
title = {Surgical Reconstruction of a Suprahepatic Inferior Vena Cava Aneurysm Using a Tubularized Bovine Pericardial Patch.},
journal = {Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.14797/mdcvj.1841},
note = {PMID: 42499813},
}
TY - JOUR AU - Achanta L AU - Benfor B AU - Brooks DE AU - Reardon MJ AU - Lumsden AB TI - Surgical Reconstruction of a Suprahepatic Inferior Vena Cava Aneurysm Using a Tubularized Bovine Pericardial Patch. T2 - Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal PY - 2026 DO - 10.14797/mdcvj.1841 AN - PMID:42499813 ER -
Inferior vena cava (IVC) aneurysms are rare clinical entities with fewer than 80 cases reported in the literature. Type I aneurysms involving the suprahepatic IVC present significant surgical challenges due to their proximity to the right atrium and the frequent necessity of cardiopulmonary bypass. We present the case of a 68-year-old female with a symptomatic, enlarging 6-cm type I IVC aneurysm. The patient underwent successful surgical resection and reconstruction using an interposition graft fashioned from a tubularized bovine pericardial patch under cardiopulmonary bypass. The postoperative course was unremarkable, and 6-month surveillance imaging confirmed graft patency without recurrence. This report highlights the feasibility of surgical intervention for symptomatic type I IVC aneurysms and describes a reconstructive technique using biologic material.