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Evaluating a Thrombosed Azygous Vein Aneurysm Combined with Pulmonary Arterial Thromboembolism by ECG-Gated Multidetector CT: a Case Report |
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| Authors: | Ji Yeon Yang Dong Hun Kim June Hyuk Lee Eun Ha Suk |
| Affiliation: | 1Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do 420-767, Korea.;2Department of Radiology, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 501-717, Korea.;3Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do 420-767, Korea.;4Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, Korea. |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | CT (computed tomography) Azygous vein Aneurysm Thromboembolic disease Pulmonary embolism |