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- Title
Reversed L-shaped incision for resection of a large azygos vein aneurysm: a case report.
- Authors
Tamura, Kazuki; Konishi, Yasunobu; Tatsuishi, Wataru; Abe, Tomonobu
- Abstract
Background: Azygos vein aneurysms are rare and asymptomatic in many cases. The management for these aneurysms is controversial, and there is no clear guideline or evidence-based threshold for surgical or interventional therapy. Case presentation: Herein, we report the case of a giant azygos vein aneurysm in a 78-year-old man that was treated with a reversed L-shaped incision. A 56 × 77 mm saccular azygos vein aneurysm was incidentally detected on computed tomography. Subsequently, surgical resection with interventional radiology and reversed L-shaped thoracotomy was performed. First, we performed coil embolization of the azygos vein aneurysm inflow. Next, a cardiopulmonary bypass was established through a reversed L-shaped sternotomy, and the aneurysm was excised. Conclusions: In this case, surgical resection via reversed L incision was effective.
- Subjects
ANEURYSMS; VEINS; THERAPEUTIC embolization; CARDIOPULMONARY bypass; SURGICAL excision; FALSE aneurysms
- Publication
Surgical Case Reports, 2023, Vol 9, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2198-7793
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1186/s40792-023-01669-w