 Azygos Vein
"Azygos Vein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A vein which arises from the right ascending lumbar vein or the vena cava, enters the thorax through the aortic orifice in the diaphragm, and terminates in the superior vena cava.
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D001401
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.106
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| Concept/Terms |
Azygos Vein- Azygos Vein
- Azygos Veins
- Vein, Azygos
- Veins, Azygos
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| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Azygos Vein" by people in Profiles.
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Tatar I, Denk CC, Celik HH, Oto A, Karaosmanoglu DA, Ozdemir BM, Surucu SH. Anatomy of the azygos vein examined by computerized tomography imaging. Saudi Med J. 2008 Nov; 29(11):1585-8.
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Lin FC, Russell H, Ferguson MK. Strangulation of the reconstructive gastric tube by the azygos arch. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Aug; 82(2):e8-10.
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Podbielski FJ, Sam AD, Halldorsson AO, Iasha-Sznajder J, Vigneswaran WT. Giant azygos vein varix. Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 Apr; 63(4):1167-9.
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Webb WR, Gamsu G, Speckman JM, Kaiser JA, Federle MP, Lipton MJ. Computed tomographic demonstration of mediastinal venous anomalies. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1982 Jul; 139(1):157-61.
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Agarwala B, Agarwala R, Baffes T. Azygos venous connection of anomalous inferior vena cava. IMJ Ill Med J. 1975 Dec; 148(6):599-602.
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