Published July 2001
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Journal article
Delayed Spontaneous Superior Vena Cava Perforation Associated with a SVC Wallstent
- 1. Department of Radiology, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD (United Kingdom)
- 2. Department of Radiology, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB (United Kingdom)
- 3. Department of Pathology, Lincoln and Louth Hospital NHS Trust, Greetwell Road, Lincoln LN2 5QY (United Kingdom)
Description
A patient was referred for superior vena cava (SVC) stenting prior to surgical biopsy of a mediastinal mass. A technically satisfactory insertion was followed 6 months later by cardiac tamponade with two legs of the Wallstent having perforated the wall of the SVC
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Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 24
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 286-287
- ISSN
- 0174-1551
- CODEN
- CAIRDG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39095259
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOPSY; LEGS; PATIENTS; PERFORATION; SURGERY; VASCULAR DISEASES
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; LIMBS; MEDICINE
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2001 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.