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The Azygos Vein: to Resect or Not? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2008
Dear Editor, With great interest we read the article by Schroder et al. to be published in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery in which they investigated the potential value of resecting the azygos vein in transthoracic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
J. Boone, Richard van Hillegersberg
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Intrahepatic persistent fetal right umbilical vein: a retrospective study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Introduction: To appraise the incidence and value of intrahepatic persistent right umbilical vein (PRUV). Methods: This was a single-center study. Records of all women with a prenatal diagnosis of intrahepatic PRUV were reviewed.
Di Meglio A.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

A rare case of two superior vena cava with two azygos veins in a cadaver

open access: yesNational 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
Archana Singh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vena cava anomalies in thoracic surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Vena cava anomalies are a rare group of anatomical variations due to an incorrect development of the superior or inferior vena cava during fetal life.
Anile, Marco   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Anatomic Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: The thoracoscopic approach to repair esophageal atresia (EA) with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) provides excellent view, allowing the most skillful surgeons to spare the azygos vein by performing the esophageal anastomosis over (on the ...
Al Tokhais   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Azygos and hemiazygos continuation: An occasional finding in emergency department

open access: yesRadiology Case Reports, 2019
Interruption of the inferior vena cava (IVC) with azygos continuation is a rare congenital anomaly, in which the IVC is interrupted below the hepatic vein and venous return beyond this point is restored by the dilated azygos and hemiazygos veins draining
Ylenia Mandato, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Migratory Azygos Lobe: A Case Report

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Removal of tumor thrombus from the azygos vein in an esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patient

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus in the arch of the azygos vein has not been reported to date. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy can decrease the stage in patients with advanced preoperative tumor staging, regaining surgical ...
Qijue Lu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Dilemma of Balance between Benefits and Losses for Chondromyxoid Fibroma-like Osteosarcoma in Thoracic Spine with Azygos Tumor Thrombosis: A Case Report

open access: yesMedicina, 2023
Background: Chondromyxoid fibroma-like osteosarcoma (CMF-OS) is an extremely rare subtype of osteosarcoma, its clinical data are scarce, and our understanding of it is far from sufficient.
Chuanchao Du   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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