TY - JOUR
AR - JICOA-2020-2-110
TI - CT-Angiogram Appearance of Iatrogenic Azygos Vein Perforation
AU - Catherine , Lalonde
AU - Étienne , Dallaire
AU - Gahide , Gérald
AU - Guillaume , Garneau
AU - Mathieu, Béland
AU - Mireille , Méthot
JO - Journal of Integrative Cardiology Open Access
PY - 2020
DA - Wed 29, Apr 2020
SN - 2674-2489
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.JICOA.2020.02.10
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/ct-angiogram-appearance-of-latrogenic_JICOA-2020-2-110 
KW - Pacemaker, Azygos vein perforation, Azygos vein cannulation, CT-angiogram, Complication
AB - An elderly woman underwent placement of a pacemaker lead which was complicated by accidental azygos
vein cannulation and perforation. However not a very uncommon complication, we report here several
findings on CT-angiogram which highlight imaging pitfalls of this entity. We also review how the case was
clinically managed.