Publication: Pulmonary Azygous Lobe-An Anatomical Variant
Date
2014
Authors
Sieber, W
Karcara, N
Pant, P
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Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Pulmonary azygous lobe is one of the common lung malformations. There is only
few article about azygous lobe. Its a small accessory lobe sometimes found on the
upper part of the right lung, separated from the rest of the upper lobe by a deep
groove lodging the ayzygous vein. This reports decribes the presence of azygous
lobe, a rare anatomical variant, encounted during chest x-ray discussion. We
describe here the anatomical basis and the clinical significance of azygous lobe.
KEY WORDS
Anatomical variants, azygous lobe, significance
Description
W Sieber,1 N Karcara,3 P Pant2
1Department of Internal Medicine and Pulmonology
Kreiskrankenhaus Wörth a. d. Donau, Germany
2Department Fellow in Bronchoscopy and Allergiology
Kreiskrankenhaus Wörth a. d. Donau, Germany
3 House Doctor, Kreiskrankenhaus Wörth a. d. Donau, Germany