title: Retained knife blade and acute superior vena cava obstruction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wentworth Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Odell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shama
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Crause
mesh_terms: 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*