Figure 3. (A) The computed tomography (CT) scan at the T12 vertebra level shows that the enlarged liver has displaced the aorta to left side. The conventional approach on the right side was thought to be difficult and unsafe. (B) Arrows represent the spread of contrast medium surrounding the aorta in the lateral roentgenogram by the transintervertebral disc approach in the same patient as A. (C) Lateral view of the vertebra and needle placement using transintervertebral disc approach (T12-L1) are illustrated. Arrows indicate the spread of contrast medium in the same patient as A. The scale indicates 5 cm.