Azygos lobe: A rare case
Mustafa Korkut, Yusuf Karancı, Murat Duyan
Department of Emergency Medicine, Health Science University, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
Keywords: Azygos lobe, computed tomography, emergency department
Abstract
Azygos lobe is a rare congenital variation usually located in the right lung and more common in males. Although it is asymptomatic and does not require special treatment, it should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of lung lesions. In this article, we report a 52-year-old male patient who was admitted to the emergency room with trauma and computed tomography revealed azygos lobe.
Cite this article as: Korkut M, Karancı Y, Duyan M. Azygos lobe: A rare case. FNG & Demiroğlu Bilim Tıp Dergisi 2019;5(3):144-145.
The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.
The authors received no financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article.