Research Article
Surgical Approaches to Supradiaphragmatic Segment of IVC and Right Atrium through Abdominal Cavity during Intravenous Tumor Thrombus Removal
Table 1
Localization of the phrenic vein insertions.
| IVC level | Localization of insertions |
The right anterior half circle of the IVC |
The left anterior half circle of the IVC |
The right posterior half circle of the IVC |
The left posterior half circle of the IVC | Total | (N) | (%) | (N) | (%) | (N) | (%) | (N) | (%) | (N) | (%) |
| The supradiaphragmatic IVC | 5 | 4.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6.1 | The fusion of the IVC with the diaphragm and below the diaphragm | 58 | 50.4 | 42 | 36.5 | 7 | 6.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 108 | 93.9 |
| Total | 63 | 54.8 | 44 | 38.3 | 7 | 6.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 115 | 100 |
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