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Azygos Lobe: Prevalence of an Anatomical Variant and Its Recognition among Postgraduate Physicians
Diagnostics, 2020 The right azygos lobe is a rare anatomical variant of the upper lung lobe that can be misdiagnosed as a neoplasm, a lung abscess, or a bulla. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of right azygos lobe and to evaluate the ability of ...
Abdelwahab J Aleshawi +2 more
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Azygos lobe: A rare cause of right paratracheal opacity
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018 A 55 year old male presented with a complaint of dyspnea and non productive cough. He was found to have right paratracheal opacity on Chest X ray. Chest CT scan revealed right sided azygos lobe.
Amos Lal, Joel H Popkin, Jamal Akhtar
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Tuberculosis of the rare azygos lobe of the right lung
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021 Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agent of tuberculosis in humans. Tuberculosis is not only a highly contagious infectious disease, but also one of the top causes of death globally, especially in developing countries.
Mohamed H Yassin, Tung G Phan
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A rare anatomical variation detected incidentally on computed tomography of the thorax: the azygos lobe [PDF]
Acta Medica Alanya, 2021 Aim: An azygos lobe is an unusual anatomical variation of the upper lobe of the right lung. During the formation of the lungs, the right azygos lobe develops as the precursor of the azygos vein, moving along the pleural surface rather than arcing forward
İsmail Akdulum, Enes Gürün
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Clinical Case ReportsPostoperative chylothorax is an uncommon complication after lung cancer resection. However, chylous leakage caused by iatrogenic injury of aberrant mediastinal lymphatic vessels often presents massive drainage and fails conservative treatment, requiring ...
Xiaoyun Li +3 more
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Migratory Azygos Lobe: A Case Report
Journal of Chest Surgery, 2023 The azygos vein sometimes merges abnormally across the right upper lobe of the lung and it hangs at the lower edge of a membranous septum, called the meso-azygos. The septum invaginates the lobe and makes a fissure. The smaller medial part of the right
Min Suk Choi, Eung-Joong Kim
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A case of tuberculosis of the rare azygos lobe of the right lung
The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2021 Background The azygos lobe is a rare anatomical variant seen in the upper lobe of right lung. It occurs during embryological development due to the failure of posterior cardinal vein to migrate supero-medially.
Sandeep Singh Awal +3 more
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An unusual cause of right upper zone opacity − azygous fissure
The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2021 Azygous lobe is a normal congenital anatomic variant of the right upper lobe. The azygos lobe is not anatomically a separate lobe. Radiologically azygous lobe is noted in the apicomedial region of the right lung and is separated from the rest of ...
G. Vishnukanth +3 more
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Prevalence of Azygos Lobe of the Lung in Southern Indian Cadaveric Population: A Retrospective Observational Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: The azygos lobe is a developmental anomaly found in the upper lobe of the right lung. It has a prevalence of 0.4% in clinical scenarios and 1% during routine anatomical dissections. Clinically, the azygos lobe mimics various conditions.
Gautham Kamble +3 more
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Lobus Azygos Pulmonis Dextri: A Cross-sectional Cadaveric Study on Azygos Lobe in Western Maharashtra [PDF]
Journal of Medical AcademicsBackground: During the process of embryonic development, the atypical formation of the azygos vein within a four-layered pleural septum located in the superior lobe of the lung results in the creation of the azygos lobe, or “lobus azygos pulmonis dextri.”
Siddhartha Roy +3 more
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