Intrapulmonary right brachiocephalic vein associated with azygos lobe

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

CLINICAL IMAGING, cilt.24, sa.2, ss.84-85, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0899-7071(00)00179-0
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL IMAGING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.84-85
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: brachiocephalic vein, azygos vein, azygos lobe, computed tomography, X-ray study, ANATOMY
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A rare case of right brachiocephalic vein (RBV) following an extramediastinal and intrapulmonary course in the anterior portion of the azygos fissure is presented. The appearance of the RBV and superior vena cava (SVC) on the chest radiograph in patients with an azygos lobe reflects the variable relationship between these veins and their mediastinal attachments. Computed tomography (CT) can easily demonstrate the mediastinal vascular anatomy thereby allowing identification of such variants and differentiation from anomalous pulmonary veins draining into the systemic vein. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.