title: [Injury of the azygos vein. A new complication of upper digestive endoscopy].
abstract: A patient presented with a ruptured azygos vein following esophagoscopy. The diagnosis was difficult. Selective angiography was helpful and surgical treatment ensured good result. This is the first case of this type to be reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Hôtel-Dieu, Rouen.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scotte
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Godier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Clavier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bouvier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Michot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tenière
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture
vernacular_title: La plaie de la veine azygos. Une nouvelle complication des endoscopies digestives hautes.