title: [Surgical treatment of obstructed superior vena cava].
abstract: From 1979 to 1989, 17 patients with obstructive superior vena cava resulted from different causes underwent various operations: azygos vein-right atrium bypass with an artificial vein (1 patient), external jugular vein-right atrium bypass (3 patients), innominate vein-right atrium bypass with the artificial veins made of autofascia (2 patients), and great saphenous veni-external jugular vein version (9 patients). Follow-up showed that version method is better than others because of good circulation and less thrombus formation.
authors: Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi-an.
authors: Y Z
authors: YZ
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*