A member asked:

Is it possible to feel vena cava? i can feel something hard when i press deeply. hurts a lot. mid abdomen

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not the cava: Like any other vessel your cava should be soft and compressible. I am not sure otherwise what else you can feel, but a distended bowel loop may feel hard sometimes.

Answered 6/3/2015

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