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Superior Vena Cava Reconstruction for Treatment of Chylothorax Resulting From Thrombosis of Superior Vena Cava in Young Infants  T.K. Susheel Kumar, MD,

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1 Superior Vena Cava Reconstruction for Treatment of Chylothorax Resulting From Thrombosis of Superior Vena Cava in Young Infants  T.K. Susheel Kumar, MD, Saradha Subramanian, MD, Shyam Sathanandam, MD, John Alexander, MD, Mohammed Ali, MD, Christopher J. Knott-Craig, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 100, Issue 4, Pages (October 2015) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Technique of surgical repair. Both innominate vein and superior vena cava have been incised open longitudinally. After thromboendarterectomy, a Fogarty balloon catheter is passed up the branches to evacuate additional clots. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Homograft patch augmentation of innominate vein and superior vena cava. Separate patches are used to augment the vessels. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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