Superior vena cava reconstruction using heterologous pericardial tube after extended resection for lung cancer.
Superior vena cava (SVC) resection for lung cancer is feasible in selected patients, but the type of vessel reconstruction is still object of debate. We report a case of SVC revascularization successfully performed with heterologous 'custom-made' pericardial tube. This type of revascularization may improve the reconstruction of large mediastinal veins after their resection for malignancies.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, I-20141 Milan, Italy. lorenzo.spaggiari@ieo.it
Lorenzo
L
Spaggiari
Giulia
G
Veronesi
Massimiliano
M
D'Aiuto
Antonella
A
Tosoni
D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D002417:Cattle; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*