Thoracic actinomycosis as a cause of superior vena cava syndrome: Report of a case

Surgery Today

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 447-449

  Kotoulas, Christophoros ^a,c   Foroulis, Christophoros ^b   Letsas, Konstantinos ^a   Papamichalis, George ^b   Lioulias, Achilles ^b  

^a 401 GENERAL MILITARY HOSPITAL OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Athens Chest Hospital   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Superior vena cava syndrome; Thoracic actinomycosis; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; WARFARIN;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FACE EDEMA; FIBER OPTICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG LOBE; MALE; MEDIASTINUM CYST; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; THORACOTOMY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPARIN; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLINS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2442530644     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-003-2715-z     Document Type: Article

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