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Case Reports
. 1990 Dec;45(12):978-9.
doi: 10.1136/thx.45.12.978.

Chylothorax secondary to obstruction of the superior vena cava: a complication of the LeVeen shunt

W H Warren  1 , J S Altman, S A Gregory
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Case Reports

Chylothorax secondary to obstruction of the superior vena cava: a complication of the LeVeen shunt

W H Warren et al. Thorax. 1990 Dec.

Abstract

A case of thrombosis of the superior vena cava was complicated by bilateral chylothoraces and a widened mediastinum. Removal of a clotted LeVeen shunt led to prompt resolution of the obstruction and chylothoraces.

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