It drains all the posterior intervertebral veins except those of the first 3 thoracic segments. The azygos vein normally measures up to 1.5 cm. in diameter.

The radiographic appearance of the azygos-vein arch adjacent to the right tracheobronchial angle in the frontal view is well known. 3,5–7 Its change in appearance with position, respiration and ...

As for gastroesophageal varices type 1, the afferent vein of the GV mainly originated from the LGV and the efferent veins were mainly via the azygos vein to the super vena cava.

To report adverse events related to CCSVI procedures, contact MedWatch, the FDA's safety information and adverse event reporting program, by telephone at 1-800-FDA-1088, by fax at 1-800-FDA-0178 ...

In 2011, members of a Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation's Research Consensus Panel noted that evaluating people with multiple sclerosis who have narrowed jugular and azygos veins ...

The theory that endovascular treatment of 1 or both of the internal jugular veins and sometimes the azygos veins, located in the thoracic vertebral column, may help alleviate MS arose from studies ...

Intralobar sequestration (ILS) refers to nonfunctioning lung tissue with anomalous arterial supply from the aorta, venous drainage usually to pulmonary veins but occasionally to systemic veins ...