Thrombosis of an idiopathic saccular azygos aneurysm.
We report a case of a large saccular idiopathic aneurysm of the azygos vein which was discovered totally thrombosed at operation. To our knowledge, such a case of thrombosis occurring in this exceptional aneurysm location has never been previously reported.
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Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Vasculaire, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis, Robinson, France.
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D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery