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ANOMALOUS AZYGOS VEIN: A POTENTIAL DANGER DURING ENDOSCOPIC THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY
Author(s) -
Sieunarine K.,
May J.,
WHITE G. H.,
Harris J. P.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb02046.x
Subject(s) - azygos vein , medicine , sympathectomy , cardiothoracic surgery , vein , radiology , surgery
A report of a patient with an azygos lobe and an associated anomalous azygos vein covering the upper thoracic sympathetic chain. This anomaly poses a significant risk during the procedure of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy. A chest X‐ray is useful in detecting this anomaly and alerting the surgeon to potential problems.