Surgical Management of Obstruction of the Superior Vena Cava

Autor:	Lucius D. Hill, G. Hugh Lawrence, Paul Herron
Rok vydání:	1962
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Vena cava business.industry Decompression General Medicine Idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis Malignancy medicine.disease Surgery Vena caval Superior vena cava cardiovascular system medicine In patient cardiovascular diseases Radiology Venae cavae business
Zdroj:	Diseases of the Chest. 42:198-200
ISSN:	0096-0217
DOI:	10.1378/chest.42.2.198
Popis:	SUMMARY 1.Superior vena caval obstruction is produced by benign idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis in 10 to 23 per cent of cases. The long-term outlook in patients with benign obstruction of the superior vena cava makes relief of the obstructed channel an important consideration. Selected patients with low grade radioresistant malignancy may also profit from decompression. 2.Present day cardiovascular techniques allow for surgical decompression of the obstructed vena cava. 3.A 44-year-old man with benign vena caval obstruction is presented to demonstrate the problems of successful management of this condition. Further long-term follow-up is essential for final evaluation of these techniques.
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