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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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Autores principales: Shen, Yi, Zhuang, Xiang, Xiao, Ping, Dai, Wei, Li, Qiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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