Retained knife blade and acute superior vena cava obstruction.
A case is described in which transfixation of the superior vena cava by the retained blade of a knife was the cause of acute caval obstruction. Use of a venous cannula as a stent allowed repair of the caval lacerations.
Odell
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wentworth Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
Shama
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Crause
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*