An Idiopathic Azygos Vein Aneurysm Mimicking a Mediastinal Mass

An Idiopathic Azygos Vein Aneurysm Mimicking a Mediastinal Mass

Azygos vein aneurysms are very rare causes of mediastinal masses and are usually accidental findings on chest roentgenography. Most are detected in patients with portal hypertension or venous malformations. An idiopathic azygos vein aneurysm is assumed to be congenital and is much more exceptional....

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2014-07, Vol.98 (1), p.338-340
Hauptverfasser: Ichiki, Yoshinobu, MD, PhD, Hamatsu, Takayuki, MD, PhD, Suehiro, Taketoshi, MD, PhD, Koike, Makiko, MD, PhD, Tanaka, Fumihiro, MD, PhD, Sugimachi, Keizo, MD, PhD
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Sprache:eng
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Aneurysm - diagnosis
Aneurysm - surgery
Azygos Vein
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mediastinal Diseases - diagnosis
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted - methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods
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Zusammenfassung:Azygos vein aneurysms are very rare causes of mediastinal masses and are usually accidental findings on chest roentgenography. Most are detected in patients with portal hypertension or venous malformations. An idiopathic azygos vein aneurysm is assumed to be congenital and is much more exceptional. We present the case of a 76-year-old man who underwent excision of an idiopathic azygos vein aneurysm by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.09.024