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. 1979 Dec;190(6):758–760. 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
PMCID: PMC1345637  PMID: 518177

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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