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  • Title: Accidental drainage of ovarian cyst into superior vena cava.
    Author: Muhrbeck O, Thulin L, Samnegård H, Tydén G.
    Journal: Acta Chir Scand Suppl; 1980; 500():95-6. PubMed ID: 6939203.
    Abstract:
    A case of pulmonary edema and anuria with fatal outcome after insertion of a LeVeen peritoneovenous shunt is reported. It was proved at autopsy that the shunt was draining a voluminous ovarian cystic carcinoma into the superior vena cava. Abdominal ultrasound scanning is recommended in patients selected for shunt surgery to avoid this complication.
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