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Azygos lobe: A rare cause of right paratracheal opacity

Authors :
Jamal Akhtar
Amos Lal
Kevin B. Martin
Joel Popkin
Source :
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 23, Iss , Pp 136-137 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2018.

Abstract

A 55 year old male presented with a complaint of dyspnea and non productive cough. He was found to have right paratracheal opacity on Chest X ray. Chest CT scan revealed right sided azygos lobe. An azygos lobe is a rare congenital variant of the right lung, usually diagnosed as an incidental finding. Keywords: Azygos lobe, Azygos fissure, Rare variant

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22130071
Volume :
23
Issue :
136-137
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7a29cff1b13d49c3b169abbbbf4406a9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.02.001