Penetrating injuries of the inferior vena cava

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The article by Balachandran et al., [ [1] Balachandran G. Bharathy K.G.S. Sikora S.S Penetrating injuries of the inferior vena cava. Injury. 2020; Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (5) Google Scholar ] published in Injury in August 2020 and entitled “Penetrating injuries of the inferior vena cava” is of significant value for extensively reviewing a life-threatening vascular injury. However, in the mechanism, patterns of injury and classification of penetrating injuries of the inferior vena cava, it should not be overlooked that the inferior vena cava can also be injured iatrogenically, during spinal surgery, especially during lumbar disc procedures, when the anterior longitudinal ligament is breached [ [2] Balak N. Demirkesen O. Efendioglu M. Bolukbasi F. Basaran R. Onoz M. et al. Diagnostic approach to reveal retroperitoneal injury during lumbar discectomy. J Neurosurg Sci. 2010; 54: 129-133 PubMed Google Scholar , [3] Denli Yalvac E.S. Balak N The probability of iatrogenic major vascular injury in lumbar discectomy. Br J Neurosurg. 2020; 34: 290-298 Crossref PubMed Scopus (5) Google Scholar , [4] Linton R.R. White P.D. Arteriovenous fistula between the right common iliac artery and the inferior vena cava: report of a case of its occurrence following an operation for a ruptured intervertebral disk with cure by operation. Archives of Surgery. 1945; 50: 6-13 Crossref Google Scholar , [5] Prabhakar H. Bithal P. Dash M. Chaturvedi A Rupture of aorta and inferior vena cava during lumbar disc surgery. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2005; 147: 327-329 Crossref PubMed Scopus (32) Google Scholar ]. These kinds of iatrogenic injuries of the inferior vena usually occur in spinal surgery between the L1 and L4 vertebrae.