Dynamic anterior mediastinal mass compression of the superior vena cava during airway stent deployment

Jose R Navas-Blanco1

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1800 NW 10 Avenue (M-820), Miami, FL, USA.

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