Superior vena caval obstruction associated with long-term peritoneovenous shunting.
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.
D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery