Ascitic pseudocyst obstructing superior vena cava as a complication of a peritoneo-venous shunt

Unger, P.; Moran, R.M.

Gastroenterology 81(6): 1137-1139

1981


ISSN/ISBN: 0016-5085
PMID: 7026346
Document Number: 179702
A pseudocystic mass obstructing the superior vena cava is described as a complication of a LeVeen peritoneo-venous shunt. This unusual complication is thought to result from a foreign body reaction to the tubing in conjunction with the low flow though the tubing.

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