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. 1979 Sep;6(3):308–312.

ACUTE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA OBSTRUCTION WITH INTRACAVITARY THROMBOSIS: A COMPLICATION OF CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION

Arun K Singh 1, David L Dykhuizan 1, Lester L Vargas 1
PMCID: PMC287799  PMID: 15216307

Abstract

This report describes a patient who developed acute superior vena cava syndrome, intracavitary right atrial thrombus, and recurrent pulmonary emboli 10 days after central venous catheterization. The patient was treated successfully by emergency thoracotomy.

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