Adrenalectomy · Recognition · D77

The vein behind the cava

Allow about two minutes for two rounds. This scenario is teaching content; the score supports revision and does not assess clinical competence.

AdrenalectomyRecognition · Advanced

The scenario

  • Right laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
  • The liver is retracted, the adrenal is exposed lateral to the cava.
What you see
  • The medial border of the adrenal lies against the cava.
  • A short, wide vein runs from the adrenal into the posterolateral wall of the cava.
Right adrenalectomy: the adrenal against the vena cava
Right adrenalectomy: the adrenal against the vena cava
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Teaching only · not for diagnosis or treatment decisions