We report herein 2 cases with complete obstruction of the suprahepatic portion of the inferior vena cava successfully treated by balloon angioplasty after crossing the obstructing segment with the stiff end of the guidewire in 1 case and the Brockenbrough's trans-septa1 needle in the other. The grad
Complete membranous obstruction of inferior vena cava: Case treated by balloon dilatation
โ Scribed by Loya, Y. S. ;Sharma, Satyavan ;Amrapurkar, D. N. ;Desai, H. G.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 461 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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