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  • Title: Surgical treatment for infected thrombus in the superior vena cava using an off-pump venoatrial shunt.
    Author: Saito T, Asano M, Nomura N, Ishida M, Mizuno A, Nakayama T, Okada Y, Mishima A.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2008 Mar; 85(3):1113-4. PubMed ID: 18291221.
    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.
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