title: Superior vena cava and innominate vein reconstruction in thoracic malignancies: single-vein reconstruction.
abstract: Benign or malignant disease processes involving the superior vena cava can be resected and reconstructed with excellent perioperative results and sustained durability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA. iokereke@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Ikenna C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Okereke
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kesler
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000401:mortality; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D018579:Patient Selection; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000401:mortality; D015607:Stents; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000401:mortality; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*