A 63-year-old man comes to an emergency depament with back pain, weakness, and shoness of breath. On examination, he has an aneurysm of the abdominal aoa at the aoic hiatus of the diaphragm. Which of the following pairs of structures would most likely be compressed?
Correct Answer: Azygos vein and thoracic duct
Description: ATA structures passes through aoic opening / aoic hiatus: A = Aoa; T = thoracic duct ;A= Azygos vein (sometimes) Openings of diaphragm :
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