title: Human aortic allograft: an excellent conduit choice for superior vena cava reconstruction.
abstract: Superior vena cava (SVC) reconstruction is occasionally required in the treatment of benign and malignant conditions. We report a patient with symptomatic SVC obstruction secondary to mediastinal fibrosis successfully reconstructed with an aortic allograft.
authors.forename: Kristyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spera
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 545 Barnhill Dr, EH 215, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. kkesler@iupui.edu.
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kesler
authors.forename: Amjadullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.forename: Jack H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D064591:Allografts; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D015607:Stents; D056346:Sternotomy; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*