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Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy in a Patient With Enlarged Azygos Vein: A Lesson to Learn

Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2008) 85(1) 326-328
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.039
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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. © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

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Martín-Malagón, A., Bravo, A., Arteaga, I., Rodríguez, L., Estévez, F., & Alarcó, A. (2008). Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy in a Patient With Enlarged Azygos Vein: A Lesson to Learn. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 85(1), 326–328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.039

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