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Azygos fissure

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Routine check

Patient Data

Age: Adult

Chest x-ray

x-ray

The heart, mediastinum, lungs and pleura appear normal, other than a line running obliquely through the right upper zone.

Case Discussion

Typical appearances of an incidental azygos fissure, not to be mistaken for pathology. 

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