title: The diagnostic problem associated with blunt traumatic azygous vein injury: delayed appearance of right haemothorax after blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Azygous vein injury (AVI) associated with blunt chest trauma is rare, but it can become a very serious problem if diagnosis and treatment are delayed. However, in 13 reported cases of AVI, including the present case, right hemothorax was not found on the initial chest X-ray film, even though its delayed appearance was confirmed in 3 out of 13 patients (23.1%). Thus, the diagnosis of AVI can be hampered because of delayed right hemothorax (DRH).
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency, Showa University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohwada
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*