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Quality Assurance Guidelines for Superior Vena Cava Stenting in Malignant Disease

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Superior vena cava stenting for the treatment of malignant superior vena cava obstruction is now well established. It offers simple, rapid, and safe palliation of a distressing and potentially fatal complication of mediastinal malignant disease and compares very favorably with standard therapies such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The following are quality assurance guidelines for superior vena cava stenting.

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Uberoi, R. Quality Assurance Guidelines for Superior Vena Cava Stenting in Malignant Disease. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 29, 319–322 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-005-0284-9

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