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?

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Vagus nerve and azygos vein

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Esophagus and vagus nerve

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Azygos vein and thoracic duct

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Thoracic duct and esophagus

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?

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