Azygous vein to right atrium bypass graft in a patient with idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis and symptomatic superior and inferior vena cava obstructions

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1071-1075

  Kakkis, Jane L ^a   Sicklick, Jason K ^a   Gomes, Antoinette ^a   Cohen, Benjamin ^a   Quiñones Baldrich, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0036846343     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.128935     Document Type: Article

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