The diagnostic problem associated with blunt traumatic azygous vein injury: delayed appearance of right haemothorax after blunt chest trauma.
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).
Sugimoto
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Department of Emergency, Showa University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Asari
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Y
Hirata
M
M
Imai
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H
Ohwada
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T
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*