Pulmonary Azygous Lobe-An Anatomical Variant

Authors

  • W Seiber Department of Internal Medicine and Pulmonology Kreiskrankenhaus Wörth a. d. Donau
  • N Karcara Department Fellow in Bronchoscopy and Allergiology Kreiskrankenhaus Wörth a. d. Donau
  • P Pant House Doctor, Kreiskrankenhaus Wörth a. d. Donau

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v12i2.13665

Keywords:

Anatomical variants, azygous lobe, significance

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 describes the presence of azygous lobe, a rare anatomical variant, encountered during chest x-ray discussion. We describe here the anatomical basis and the clinical significance of azygous lobe.

Kathmandu University Medical Journal Vol.12(2) 2014: 151-152

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Published

2015-10-13

How to Cite

Seiber, W., Karcara, N., & Pant, P. (2015). Pulmonary Azygous Lobe-An Anatomical Variant. Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 12(2), 151–152. https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v12i2.13665

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Case Reports