Rare vascular conditions of abdominal circulation observed by three-dimensional color-doppler ultrasound

Background: Complex symptoms of abdominal vascular alterations are often missing. Abdominal Doppler US is the proper non-invasive method to prove it at early stage. The cause of the mechanical obstruction of vena cava or or major hepatic veins are mainly coagulopathy and tumors. Patients and methods: 1st case: 48 yr old female patient was admitted to another hospital's department because of ascites and abdominal pain. Her history contained an operation of an adrenocortical oncocytaer adenoma of the adrenal gland, which was diagnosed as a semimalignant tumor. The 2D and 3D color Doppler US examination showed an i…