Right atrial thrombus secondary to peritoneovenous shunt: successful removal with use of cardiopulmonary bypass.
A patient who had had a functioning peritoneovenous (LeVeen) shunt for 10 months presented with recurrent ascites and the superior vena cava syndrome. He was found to have a thrombus occluding the superior vena cava and extending into the right atrium. The thrombus was removed and the shunt was declotted during cardiopulmonary bypass.
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging