Azygos lobe: A rare cause of right paratracheal opacity
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...
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| author | Jamal Akhtar Amos Lal Kevin B. Martin Joel Popkin |
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| description | 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 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a29cff1b13d49c3b169abbbbf4406a92022-12-22T02:05:05ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712018-01-0123136137Azygos lobe: A rare cause of right paratracheal opacityJamal Akhtar0Amos Lal1Kevin B. Martin2Joel Popkin3Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA; Corresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA.Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USAPulmonary Division, Reliant Medical Group, Worcester, MA, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USAA 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 varianthttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117304057 |
| spellingShingle | Jamal Akhtar Amos Lal Kevin B. Martin Joel Popkin Azygos lobe: A rare cause of right paratracheal opacity Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
| title | Azygos lobe: A rare cause of right paratracheal opacity |
| title_full | Azygos lobe: A rare cause of right paratracheal opacity |
| title_fullStr | Azygos lobe: A rare cause of right paratracheal opacity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Azygos lobe: A rare cause of right paratracheal opacity |
| title_short | Azygos lobe: A rare cause of right paratracheal opacity |
| title_sort | azygos lobe a rare cause of right paratracheal opacity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117304057 |
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