Effects of the pregnant uterus on the extradural venous plexus in the supine and lateral positions, as determined by magnetic resonance imaging

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To clarify the effects of the pregnant uterus on the extradural venous plexus in the supine and lateral positions, we studied magnetic resonance (MR) images of the lumbar spine in three parturients. T2-weighted axial MR images were obtained with the parturient in the supine and lateral positions. On each slice level in the same subject, the MR images were compared with the control MR images obtained before pregnancy. When the parturient lay supine, the pregnant uterus compressed the inferior vena cava and almost totally obstructed it; the extradural venous plexus was engorged. On turning the parturient into the lateral position, the inferior vena cava was free from compression, and the engorged extradural venous plexus was found to shrink to the level of the non-pregnant state.

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Hirabayashi, Y., Shimizu, R., Fukuda, H., Saitoh, K., & Igarashi, T. (1997). Effects of the pregnant uterus on the extradural venous plexus in the supine and lateral positions, as determined by magnetic resonance imaging. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 78(3), 317–319. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/78.3.317

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