Successful Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Incidental Azygos Vein Cannulation in a Neonate With Right-Sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Interruption of the Inferior Vena Cava and Azygos Continuation [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019 Incidental azygos vein cannulation has been reported in a few cases of neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This complication is described in the literature mainly in pathological conditions wherein increased central venous pressure ...
Alessandra Mayer +14 more
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Single Posthepatic Portosystemic Shunt Communicated With Internal Thoracic Vein and Azygos Continuation of the Caudal Vena Cava in a Dog [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceComputed tomography angiography (CTA) was performed under general anaesthesia on a 7‐month‐old toy poodle that was referred with the chief complaints of salivation and neurological symptoms. The CTA revealed a rare form of posthepatic portosystemic shunt
Ryo Takeuchi +5 more
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Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016 We report a case of interrupted inferior vena cava with azygos continuation diagnosed as a isolated finding in a patient with lung carcinoma. Findings of the unopacified CT scan initially simulated a paraesophageal lymphadenopathy.
U. Yılmaz +5 more
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Congenital Anomalous Azygos Vein Drainage Causing Pulmonary Embolus in a 91-Year-Old Patient [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021 Background: Retroaortic course and azygos continuation of aberrant left brachiocephalic vein is a rare venous anomaly, which is usually associated with congenital heart disease and pulmonary artery anomalies.
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A rare case of two superior vena cava with two azygos veins in a cadaver
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2023 In embryonic life developmental malformation of thoracic veins can lead to anomalies of the Superior vena cava and major thoracic veins like Azygos system. Double superior vena cava and double azygos vein are rare congenital anomaly with the incidence of
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava with Azygos Continuation: A Case Report [PDF]
ReportsInferior vena cava (IVC) disruption with continuation of the azygos is a rare congenital vascular abnormality that can be detected prenatally via high-resolution ultrasound. We present a case of isolated discontinuation of IVC, diagnosed during a routine
Martina Billeci +3 more
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Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2014 Absence of inferior vena cava is an uncommon congenital abnormality. It is usually associated with other structural anomalies, typically left isomerism. We report a case of interrupted inferior vena cava with azygos continuation diagnosed as an isolated ...
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Posterior Nutcracker Phenomenon in a Patient with Left Atrial Isomerism
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2017 Background Nutcracker phenomenon (NCP) can occur due to various anatomical anomalies. Anterior and posterior NCP are defined in the literature. Posterior NCP combined with left atrial isomerism is a rare condition.
Stanislav Tsvelodub +3 more
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Leadless pacemaker implantation in a patient with congenital azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular DisordersAbstract In case of venous route abnormality during a leadless pacemaker (LP) implantation, it can be challenging if we still performed via the predesigned femoral vein.
Lanyan Guo +5 more
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Dextrocardia in Heterotaxy Syndrome (Polysplenia Variant) in a 36-Year-Old Ethiopian Woman: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
Case Rep CardiolBackground Heterotaxy syndrome—polysplenia variant (left isomerism) with dextrocardia is a rare constellation of laterality defects characterized by left‐isomerism, multiple splenic nodules, and associated vascular and visceral anomalies. This report describes an adult Ethiopian woman who presented with nonspecific abdominal pain and was found to have ...
Tukeni KN +5 more
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