title: Surgical treatment for infected thrombus in the superior vena cava using an off-pump venoatrial shunt.
abstract: We report a septic patient who had an infected thrombus that extended from the right internal jugular vein to the right atrium 1 cm below the superior venocaval junction. The thrombus was successfully removed using an off-pump shunt placed between the innominate vein and the right atrium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Norikazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mishima
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*