hemiazygous vein


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hemiazygous vein

[¦he·mē′az·ə·gəs ′vān]
(anatomy)
A vein on the left side of the vertebral column which drains blood from the left ascending lumbar vein to the azygos vein.
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Hepatic veins were patent and there were no collaterals from the hepatic venous system to the hemiazygous vein.
Incidental diagnosis of membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava using echocardiography in an asymptomatic child/Asemptomatik bir cocukta inferiyor vena kavanin membranoz obstruksiyonunun ekokardiyografi ile rastlantisal tanisi
Dilated and tortuous azygous & hemiazygous veins (Fig.
Absence of infra-renal segment of inferior vena cava with anomalous right renal vein
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