title: Normal variants of the accessory hemiazygos vein.
abstract: This short communication describes two normal variants of the accessory hemiazygous vein in a 15-year-old female. The article demonstrates that knowledge of the aberrant venous anatomy and the collateral pathway is important for the practising radiologist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, 30912, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Blackmon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods