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J Urol. 1988 Dec;140(6):1370-1. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42047-7.

Use of a caval-atrial shunt for resection of a caval tumor thrombus in renal cell carcinoma.

The Journal of urology

R S Foster, Y Mahomed, R Bihrle, S Strup

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  1. Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.

PMID: 3193498 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42047-7

Abstract

Extraction of a tumor thrombus in the vena cava from a renal cell carcinoma is a technically demanding but gratifying procedure. We describe a technique for isolation of the superior vena cava during thrombus extraction using an inferior vena caval to atrial shunt.

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