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Case Reports
. 2024 Jul;12(4):101747.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2023.101747. Epub 2024 Jan 5.

Left brachiocephalic vein-right atrial bypass procedure for superior vena cava syndrome in a long-term dialysis patient

Zhengjie Wang  1 , Jie Cai  1 , Yiren Sun  1 , Qi Tong  1 , Tianlei Cui  2 , Yongjun Qian  3
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Case Reports

Left brachiocephalic vein-right atrial bypass procedure for superior vena cava syndrome in a long-term dialysis patient

Zhengjie Wang et al. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2024 Jul.
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Keywords: Dialysis; Left brachiocephalic vein; Right atrium; Superior vena cava syndrome.

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