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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2023; 12(01): e36-e40
DOI: 10.1055/a-2072-0285
Case Report: Cardiac

Giant Ruptured Azygos Vein Aneurysm in a 33-Year-Old Woman

1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Johannes Kroll
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
,
Fatos Ballazhi
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
,
Martin Czerny
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Abstract

The rupture of an azygos vein aneurysm is a very rare but catastrophic complication. Careful differential diagnosis of acute dyspnea and thoracic pain in young patients is essential for effective and early management. We present the case of a young woman with a huge, spontaneously ruptured vena azygos saccular aneurysm, successfully repaired via median sternotomy under cardiopulmonary bypass.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 26. Februar 2023

Angenommen: 09. März 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
12. April 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
05. Juni 2023

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