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Absence of the azygos vein associated with double superior vena cava--a case report
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Absence of the azygos vein associated with double superior vena cava--a case report
Angiology.
1999 Jan.
Abstract
A rare case of absence of the azygos vein associated with double superior vena cava is presented. Imaging findings on plain chest film and on contrast-enhanced computed tomography are described, and the embryology of azygos and hemiazygos veins is reviewed.
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