title: Pulmonary azygous lobe--an anatomical variant.
abstract: Pulmonary azygous lobe is one of the common lung malformations. There is only few article about azygous lobe. Its a small accessory lobe sometimes found on the upper part of the right lung, separated from the rest of the upper lobe by a deep groove lodging the ayzygous vein. This reports decribes the presence of azygous lobe, a rare anatomical variant, encounted during chest x-ray discussion. We describe here the anatomical basis and the clinical significance of azygous lobe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Pulmonology, Kreiskrankenhaus Wörth a. d. Donau, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sieber
authors.affiliation: House Doctor, Kreiskrankenhaus Wörth a. d. Donau, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karcara
authors.affiliation: Department Fellow in Bronchoscopy and Allergiology, Kreiskrankenhaus Wörth a. d. Donau, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pant
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic