title: Thrombosis of an idiopathic saccular azygos aneurysm.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Vasculaire, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis, Robinson, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Icard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fares
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Regnard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Levasseur
mesh_terms: 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