Surgical treatment for infected thrombus in the superior vena cava using an off-pump venoatrial shunt.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.08.031.
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Abstract
We report a septic patient who had an infected thrombus that extended from the right internal jugular vein to the right atrium 1 cm below the superior venocaval junction. The thrombus was successfully removed using an off-pump shunt placed between the innominate vein and the right atrium.
Medical subject headings
- Brachiocephalic Veins
- Heart Atria
- Infections
- Jugular Veins
- Thrombosis
- Vena Cava, Superior