title: [Resection of the superior vena cava in tumor occlusion].
abstract: Report about three cases of resection of the superior vena cava for tumor stenosis or occlusion. In one patient no reconstruction was performed while in the other two interposition of an armored PTFE-prosthesis between right brachio-cephalic vein and vena cava superior was carried out. In agreement with other authors it is concluded that best results can be obtained by reconstruction with a PTFE-prosthesis or autologous vein graft.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Chirurgie, Städtischen Klinikums Nürnberg.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gebhardt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Gentsch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bödeker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Remmel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000601:surgery; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Zur Resektion der oberen Hohlvene bei Tumorverschluss.