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Azygos fissure

Case contributed by Nicholas McKay Parry
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Right heart failure

Patient Data

Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Normal variant of right apical azygos fissure. Bilateral lower zone interstitial thickening and small left pleural effusion. 

Case Discussion

CXR illustrating incidental finding of incidental azygos fissure in apex of right lobe. This is a normal anatomical variant.

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