Evaluating a Thrombosed Azygous Vein Aneurysm Combined with Pulmonary Arterial Thromboembolism by ECG-Gated Multidetector CT: a Case Report.
10.3348/kjr.2011.12.6.754
- Author:
Ji Yeon YANG
1
;
Dong Hun KIM
;
June Hyuk LEE
;
Eun Ha SUK
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do 420-767, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
CT (computed tomography);
Azygous vein;
Aneurysm;
Thromboembolic disease;
Pulmonary embolism
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aneurysm/complications/*radiography;
*Azygos Vein;
*Cardiac-Gated Imaging Techniques;
Female;
Humans;
*Multidetector Computed Tomography;
Pulmonary Embolism/etiology/*radiography;
Thrombosis/complications/*radiography
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2011;12(6):754-756
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Azygous vein aneurysm is a rare congenital lesion that needs to be differentiated from mediastinal mass lesions. Although almost of these anomalies are asymptomatic lesions, we experienced an interesting case in which a thrombus within an azygous vein aneurysm in a 75-year-old woman caused pulmonary thromboembolism. The patient was managed by medical treatment for one month and then the thrombus within both the azygous vein aneurysm and the pulmonary arteries completely resolved.
