Ivor Lewis esophagectomy in a patient with enlarged azygos vein: a lesson to learn.
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.
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