Lumbar azygos vein producing an azygos lobe in the right lung

Authors

• Muhammad Saeed, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, 28-King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (1) 4825922/4672545. Fax. +966 (1) 4671300. E-mail: shafi{at}ksu.edu.sa or msaeedshafi{at}hotmail.com
• Amin A. Rufai, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (1) 4825922/4672545. Fax. +966 (1) 4671300.

Abstract

The continuation of the azygos vein with the inferior vena cava and a well demarcated azygos lobe of the right lung were detected during routine dissection of a 65-years-old white male cadaver. The azygos arch was found dilated and malpositioned to create an aberrant azygos fissure in the right superior lobe which, was occupied by a fold of parietal pleura. The developmental and clinical significance of the azygos lobe is discussed.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

471

Last Page

473

Recommended Citation

Saeed, Muhammad and Rufai, Amin A. (2002) "Lumbar azygos vein producing an azygos lobe in the right lung," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 23: Iss. 4, Article 22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1685