Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 215-223 , August 2003

Open surgical and endovascular treatment of superior vena cava syndrome caused by nonmalignant disease

Presented at the Fifty-sixth Annual Meeting of The Society for Vascular Surgery, Boston, Mass, Jun 9-12, 2002.

  • Manju Kalra, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnUSA,
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  • Peter Gloviczki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnUSA,
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Peter Gloviczki, MD, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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  • James C Andrews, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Radiology, Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnUSA,
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  • Kenneth J Cherry Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnUSA,
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  • Thomas C Bower, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnUSA,
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  • Jean M Panneton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnUSA,
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  • Haraldur Bjarnason, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Radiology, Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnUSA,
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  • Audra A Noel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnUSA,
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  • Cathy Schleck, BS

      Affiliations

    • Section of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn, USA
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  • William S Harmsen, MS

      Affiliations

    • Section of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn, USA
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  • Linda G Canton, RN, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnUSA,
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  • Peter C Pairolero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo ClinicRochester, MinnUSA,

Received 14 June 2002 ,Accepted 11 February 2003.

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☆ Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(03)00331-8

doi: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00331-8

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 215-223 , August 2003

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