title: Compression of the left brachiocephalic vein by the innominate artery resulting in massive arm edema in a hemodialysis patient.
abstract: We report case of extrinsic compression of the left brachiocephalic vein by the innominate resulting in massive edema of the arm in a patient with hemodialysis Gore-Tex graft. To our knowledge, such phenomenon has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: el-Shahawy
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gadallah
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Teitelbaum
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaptein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akmal
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*