Case report: azygos/accessory hemiazygos continuation of the inferior vena cava mimicking dissection of the aorta.
A case of azygos/accessory hemiazygos continuation of the inferior vena cava is presented. This mimicked the chest radiograph appearances of dissection of the aorta, a diagnosis suspected clinically. Contrast-enhanced CT enabled the correct diagnosis to be made.
Evans
A J
AJ
Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Nottingham.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging