title: Azygos vein diverticulum.
abstract: A 47-year-old woman, diagnosed with a diverticulum of the arch of the azygos vein, underwent surgical treatment. With nonspecific symptomatology, she presented one of the most uncommon anomalies of the large veins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Caramutti
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Zaidman
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Abud
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Gabe
mesh_terms: D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged