Restenosis of superior vena cava after treatment using a self-expanding metallic stent in a patient with idiopathic fibrosing mediastinitis

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 355-357

  Eguchi, Keisuke ^a   Kobayashi, Koichi ^a   Hasegawa, Ichiro ^a   Nakatsuka, Seishi ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Balloon angioplasty; Fibrosing mediastinitis; Non neoplastic etiology; Restenosis of superior vena cava; Self expanding metallic stent; Superior vena cava syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BIOPSY; CANCER; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENT; FACE EDEMA; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HEADACHE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM; MICROORGANISM; NECK; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SELF EXPANDING METALLIC STENT; SOFT TISSUE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; THORAX; VEIN PUNCTURE; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0041885052     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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