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Tex Heart Inst J
; 22(1): 103-4, 1995.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7787461
ABSTRACT
A 59-year-old man developed superior vena caval obstruction 20 years after receiving a radiation treatment for primary germinal cell tumor of the mediastinum. Venous decompression was achieved by anastomosing a 10-mm ringed polytetrafluoroethylene graft from the left internal jugular vein to the right atrium, which yielded immediate relief of symptoms. A left internal jugular venogram demonstrated graft patency 11 months post-operatively, and the patient remained free of symptoms of superior vena caval obstruction 29 months postoperatively.