title: Successful repair of an avulsion of the superior vena cava from the right atrium inflicted by blunt trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, and Trauma and Critical Care Services, Ben Taub General, Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Faisal G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Bakaeen
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mattox
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*