title: Jugular venous bypass for subclavian vein obstruction.
abstract: Symptoms of chronic subclavian occlusion including swelling and pain may be disabling. In the case presented a patient with disabling symptoms 18 years after ligation of the right subclavian vein during resection of a chest wall tumor is successfully treated with a single-anastomosis internal jugular venous bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville 37920.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014654:Vascular Patency