title: Ivor Lewis esophagectomy in a patient with enlarged azygos vein: a lesson to learn.
abstract: We report the case of a 62-year-old patient with congenital interruption of the inferior vena cava and azygos continuation who required transthoracic esophagectomy to remove a tumor in the middle esophagus. The consequences of dividing an enlarged azygos vein in this kind of patient are reported and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. ammalagon@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín-Malagón
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bravo
authors.forename: Iván
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arteaga
authors.forename: Lucrecia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Estévez
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alarcó
mesh_terms: D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome