Absence of the azygos vein

Arslan G., Cubuk M., Ozkaynak C., Sindel T., LÜLECİ E.

CLINICAL IMAGING, cilt.24, sa.3, ss.157-158, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0899-7071(00)00191-1
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL IMAGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.157-158
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: azygos vein, hemiazygos vein, superior intercostal vein, X-ray study, computed tomography, SUPERIOR
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A rare case of the absence of the azygos vein (AV) is presented. Imaging findings on plain chest film and on contrast-enhanced spiral computed tomography (CT) are described, and embryology of azygos and hemiazygos veins (HV) is reviewed. On PA chest radiographs, both the absence of AV shadow on its usual location and the presence of the aortic nipple may consider agenesis of AV, and this anomaly can be easily confirmed by CT. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.