Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy in a Patient With Enlarged Azygos Vein: A Lesson to Learn Antonio Martín-Malagón, MD, Alberto Bravo, PhD, Iván Arteaga, PhD, Lucrecia Rodríguez, MD, Fernando Estévez, MD, Antonio Alarcó, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 1, Pages 326-328 (January 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.039 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Normal inferior vena cava (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 326-328DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.039) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Interruption of inferior vena cava above renal veins (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 326-328DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.039) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Continuation of inferior vena cava with azygos vein and absence of retrohepatic vena cava (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 326-328DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.039) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Enlarged azygos vein (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 326-328DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.039) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions