Abstract:The femoral vein is named as external iliac vein as it progresses in the cranial direction. In the current case report, a rare variation of the left external iliac vein that was found incidentally during pelvic lymph node dissection in a 36-year-old woman is presented. We also found the same variation at the right side in a 55-year-old woman during laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection. Duplication of left external iliac vein throughout its entire length was detected during the operation of the patient wit… Show more
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