title: Superior vena cava gunshot wound: successful management.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of thoracic surgery, Hôpital du Val de Grâce, Paris, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jancovici
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dubrez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lang-Lazdunski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brinquin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pons
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*