| Literature DB >> 22579898 |
Chitaru Kurihara1, Moriyuki Kiyoshima, Yuji Asato, Hisashi Suzuki, Miyuki Kitahara, Motohiro Satou, Ryuta Amemiya.
Abstract
We report a resection of an azygos vein aneurysm that formed a thrombus during a 6-year follow-up period. An azygos vein aneurysm is commonly detected as an asymptomatic mediastinal mass. A thrombus could suddenly form without enlarging the aneurysm. Therefore we suggest that even asymptomatic azygos vein aneurysms causing blood stagnation should be resected before they can form a thrombus and cause a pulmonary embolism.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22579898 DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.086
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330