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Azygos Vein Aneurysm - A Case for Elective Resection by Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery

An azygos vein aneurysm is a very rare cause of a posterior mediastinal mass. Once the diagnosis has been confirmed, no treatment is usually required. However, the aneurysm can thrombose, and this may lead pulmonary thromboembolism, or the aneurysm may rupture. In these instances, the excision of th...

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Autores principales: Lee, Deok Heon, Keum, Dong-Yoon, Park, Chang-Kwon, Kim, Jae-Bum, Rho, Byung-Hak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22263176
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.4.304