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Acute superior vena cava obstruction due to tight pericardial closure following congenital defect repair

The obstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC) of acute onset nature following surgery is a rare and serious condition. The tight closure of the pericardium over the heart during surgical procedures may cause external compression on the SVC. Echocardiography and Computed tomography (CT) scan aids i...

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Autores principales: Mohite, Prashant N., Rana, Sandip Singh, Singh, Jitendeep, Kotkar, Kunal D., Puri, G. D., Sodhi, S. K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3354458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22629033
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-3583.95369