Surgical treatment for infected thrombus in the superior vena cava using an off-pump venoatrial shunt.
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.
Saito
Takayuki
T
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
Asano
Miki
M
Nomura
Norikazu
N
Ishida
Michiko
M
Mizuno
Akihiro
A
Nakayama
Takuya
T
Okada
Yuji
Y
Mishima
Akira
A
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*