Azygos vein varix mimicking mediastinal mass in a patient with liver cirrhosis: A case report

Chest

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 661-664

  Lee, Shih Yi ^a   Kuo, Hsu Tah ^a   Peng, Ming Jen ^a   Lin, Fung J ^a   Shih, Shou Chuan ^a   Sheu, Chin Yin ^a   Lin, Ching Chi ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Azygos vein varix; Liver cirrhosis; Mediastinal mass; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AZYGOS VEIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM MASS; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SAFETY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VARICOSIS; VEIN DILATATION;

EID: 13644265708     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.127.2.661     Document Type: Article

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