Superior vena cava gunshot wound: successful management.
Superior vena cava gunshot wounds are rare and usually associated with high mortality before patients reach the hospital. We present an exceptional case with a 16 hour preoperative delay and a final recovery.
Jancovici
R
R
Department of thoracic surgery, Hôpital du Val de Grâce, Paris, France.
Dubrez
J
J
Lang-Lazdunski
L
L
Brinquin
L
L
Pons
F
F
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*