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Case Reports
. 1979 Dec;190(6):758-60.
doi: 10.1097/00000658-197912000-00016.

Superior vena caval obstruction associated with long-term peritoneovenous shunting

F E Eckhauser, W E Strodel, J A Knol, J G Turcotte
Case Reports

Superior vena caval obstruction associated with long-term peritoneovenous shunting

F E Eckhauser et al. Ann Surg. 1979 Dec.

Abstract

The first described case of superior vena caval obstruction associated with a chronically implanted peritoneovenous shunt occurred in a patient with Budd-Chiari syndrome eight months after placement, and necessitated operative portal decompression and shunt removal.

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