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Oesophagectomy in a patient with azygos vein continuation of the inferior vena cava: report of a case
The azygos system of veins varies greatly in its mode of origin, but the variation in which the azygos vein is a continuation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is rare. During an oesophagectomy, the azygos vein typically is transected as a requirement of the surgery. In this case, the enlarged azygos...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4546143/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26264228 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12957-015-0625-3 |