The inferior vena cava (also known as IVC or the posterior vena cava) is a large vein that carries oxygen-depleted blood from the torso and lower body to the right side of the heart. From there the ...

The vena cava is a large vein that collects blood from either the upper or lower half of your body. It receives blood from several smaller veins. This is blood with the oxygen removed that the vena ...

ALTHOUGH ligation of the inferior vena cava for prevention of pulmonary emboli is being performed increasingly often a difference of opinion still exists regarding the choice between ...