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Superior vena cava gunshot wound: successful management
R Jancovici1, J Dubrez, L Lang-Lazdunski
1Department of thoracic surgery, Hôpital du Val de Grâce, Paris, France.
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|October 1, 1996
Abstract:
Superior vena cava gunshot wounds are rare and usually associated with high mortality before patients reach the hospital. We present an exceptional case with a 16 hour preoperative delay and a final recovery.