Vena cava interruption after pulmonary embolectomy.
Interruption of the inferior vena cava for thromboembolism is occasionally apppropriate following either pulmonary embolectomy or other cardiac operation performed through a median sternotomy. Experience has shown that simple extension of the sternotomy incision to the umbilicus is a quick and practical means of obtaining good exposure for caval interruption.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*