Mediastinal hematoma due to traumatic injury to the azygous vein

Shiori Kase; Kiyoshi Shikino; Tatsuro Katahira; Kazuki Higuchi; Shinya Aoki

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8441

Mediastinal hematoma due to traumatic injury to the azygous vein

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Jan 19;12(1):e8441. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8441. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Authors

Shiori Kase¹, Kiyoshi Shikino^{2

3}, Tatsuro Katahira¹, Kazuki Higuchi¹, Shinya Aoki^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Medicine Shioda Hospital Chiba Japan.
² Department of General Medicine Chiba University Hospital Chiba Japan.
³ Department of Community-oriented Medical Education Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan.

Abstract

Rupture of the azygous vein may result from abrupt deceleration applied to the mobile azygous arch, which can initiate shearing forces within the thorax.

Keywords: azygous vein injury; clinical image; mediastinal hematoma; trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports