The modified technique is described and illustrated. It avoids permanent disruption of pulmonary artery continuity and the high incidence of superior vena cava syndrome. In short, the right pulmonary ...

Vena cava filters are now available for protection from pulmonary embolism. This review provides the current knowledge on these devices.

Optional Vena Cava Filters: What, Why, and When John A. Kaufman Disclosures Vascular. 2007;15 (5):304-313. 0 When to Retrieve a Filter The sole purpose of a vena cava filter is to prevent PE.

Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography (CT) revealed lung cancer with lymph node metastases, invasion of the superior vena cava, and right pulmonary artery. Ultrasound revealed stenosis of the superior ...

Ultrasound revealed stenosis of the superior vena cava with sluggish blood flow, showing a tumor thrombus extending into the right atrium. Conclusion: This case highlights ultrasound’s critical role ...

When designing a workout, it's important to move in all of the body's planes. What are they? Here's an anatomy primer to help.

Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) migration into azygos vein (AV) is a rare complication. It is recognised only when catheter malfunction occurs or when patients develop associated ...

Caudal vena cava collapsibility index in healthy cats by ultrasonography [Índice de colapsibilidade da veia cava caudal em gatos domésticos Saudáveis, obtido por meio de ultrassonografia] ...

Background Direct surgical exposure and cannulation (DSEC) of the superior ophthalmic vein (SOV) can be used as an alternative approach for the endovascular treatment of cavernous sinus dural fistulas ...

This is a morphologic study of 41 cases of dextrocardia for the purpose of clarifying terminology and evaluating the clinical import of the morphologic data. Dextrocardias are classified as ...

Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, believed to be triggered by an autoimmune reaction to myelin. Recently, a ...