Superior vena caval stenting for SVC obstruction: Current status

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 343-349

  Ganeshan, Arul ^a   Quen Hon, Lye ^b   Warakaulle, Dinuke R ^c   Morgan, Robert ^d   Uberoi, Raman ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; SVC obstruction; SVC stenting

Indexed keywords

CURRENT STATUS; INTERVENTIONAL; LUNG CANCER; RADIATION THERAPY; STENTING; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA; SURGICAL TREATMENT; SVC OBSTRUCTION; SVC STENTING;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; STENT; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; STENTS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 67651225361     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.04.014     Document Type: Review

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