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Case Reports
. 1999 Jan;50(1):81-4.
doi: 10.1177/000331979905000111.

Absence of the azygos vein associated with double superior vena cava--a case report

G Arslan  1 , C Ozkaynak, M Cubuk, T Sindel, E Lüleci
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Case Reports

Absence of the azygos vein associated with double superior vena cava--a case report

G Arslan et al. 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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