Presentation
Pleuritic chest pain for days ?PE.
Patient Data
No pulmonary embolus.
Contrast is seen to reflux in the azygos system including the left supreme intercostal vein, azygos vein, hemiazygos vein and accessory hemiazygos vein. This was thought to occur because the patient started to strain during the scan, increasing intra-abdominal pressure.
Case Discussion
Unusual reflux of contrast into the azygos system, highlighting its anatomy on the CTPA study.
This case has a common configuration of a common trunk of the hemiazygos and accessory hemiazygos draining into the azygos vein. It also demonstrates the extensive communication with the vertebral venous plexus as well as the communication between the accessory hemiazygos and the left superior intercostal vein (which is more common than no communication).
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