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Case Reports
. 2000 Nov;14(6):648-51.
doi: 10.1007/s100169910115.

Axillary vein thrombosis secondary to congenital stricture in a left-sided superior vena cava

L P Palerme  1 , A M Chan, Y N Hsiang
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Axillary vein thrombosis secondary to congenital stricture in a left-sided superior vena cava

L P Palerme et al. Ann Vasc Surg. 2000 Nov.

Abstract

We describe a case of axillary vein thrombosis secondary to unusual venous anatomy. A patient with a strictured left-sided superior vena cava and axillary vein thrombosis was successfully treated with thrombolysis. The underlying stricture was treated with angioplasty and stenting.

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