Case Report: Esophagectomy and Azygos Continuation of the Inferior Vena Cava: A Lethal Combination

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Yan Zhang¹  Zheng Ding¹  Teng Mu¹  Xue Pan²  Guoqing Zhang¹  Xiangnan Li¹ 

[1] Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University;School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University

关键词: esophageal carcinoma;    esophagectomy;    azygos continuation;    congenital inferior vena cava variant;    artificial vascular bypass;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2022.780646

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is rare in the general population and even rarer among patients with esophageal carcinoma. In 90% of cases, this congenital IVC variant is isolated and does not affect the patient’s growth or development. However, thoracic surgery such as esophagectomy would be fatal if the flow through this connection was interrupted. We present a case of minimally invasive esophagectomy in a patient with azygos continuation of the IVC.

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