Open AccessSuperior Vena Caval Obstruction Associated With Long-term Peritoneovenous Shunting
Author(s) -
Frederic E. Eckhäuser,
William E. Strodel,
James A. Knol,
Jeremiah G. Turcotte
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197912000-00016
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneovenous shunt , surgery , budd–chiari syndrome , shunting , decompression , shunt (medical) , portal hypertension , portal circulation , portacaval shunt , inferior vena cava , cirrhosis
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.