A rare case of interrupted inferior vena cava with azygos continuation

Ozcelik N., Kara B. Y., Ozyurt S., Ozdemir O., Shin U.

ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, cilt.10, sa.4, ss.510-512, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4328/acam.5950
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.510-512
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The identification of vascular pathologies of the mediastinum is very important for the prevention of complications during the interventional procedure. A rare developmental anomaly of inferior vena cava (IVC): the interrupted IVC continues with azygos vein in thorax. And then, the azygos vein merges with the superior vena cava (SVC) and pours into the right atrium. The incidence is reported to be 0.6%. It is a crucial application to distinguish the enlarged azygos vein from the right paratracheal mass and lymph node radiologically and clinically.