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JACC Case Reports (2020) vol 2 12 :1911-1916
DOI 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.09.009
Received: 30 July 2020 /
Accepted: 2 September 2020
Published online: 21
October 2020
Exclusion of an Azygos Vein Varix with
a Covered Stent
Authors
Joshua M Rothman,
MD, MS, Alvaro Galindo, MD, William N Evans, MD, Humberto Restrepo, MD, MPH,
Abraham Rothman, MD
Source
Children’s Heart
Center Nevada, 3006 S Maryland Parkway, Ste 690, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA.
Email: arothman@childrensheartcenter.com
Abstract
An azygos vein
varix was incidentally discovered in a 26-year-old
man. Owing to the potential risk of pulmonary emboli, we implanted a covered
stent in the superior vena cava, effectively excluding the varix. Eight months
later, the varix was thrombosed and involuted. (Level
of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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