Idiopathic Saccular Azygos Vein Aneurysm

We present a case of asymptomatic saccular aneurysm of the azygos vein. This abnormality is exceedingly rare. Dynamic computed tomography revealed strong enhancement of the mass, suggesting a vascular structure, which was very important for preoperative diagnosis. It is unclear whether the mass shou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998-05, Vol.65 (5), p.1459-1461
Hauptverfasser:	Watanabe, Atsushi, Kusajima, Katsuyuki, Aisaka, Naohiko, Sugawara, Hiroyuki, Tsunematsu, Kazunori
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aneurysm - diagnosis Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging Azygos Vein - diagnostic imaging Azygos Vein - pathology Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Bronchiectasis - diagnostic imaging Bronchitis - diagnostic imaging Cardiology. Vascular system Cough - diagnostic imaging Diagnosis, Differential Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Radiographic Image Enhancement Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	We present a case of asymptomatic saccular aneurysm of the azygos vein. This abnormality is exceedingly rare. Dynamic computed tomography revealed strong enhancement of the mass, suggesting a vascular structure, which was very important for preoperative diagnosis. It is unclear whether the mass should be resected if the preoperative diagnosis has been made and the mass is not so large.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00167-2