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Vena cava anomalies in thoracic surgery

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, February 2018
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  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (88th percentile)

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Title
Vena cava anomalies in thoracic surgery
Published in
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, February 2018
DOI 10.1186/s13019-018-0704-y
Pubmed ID
Authors

Andreina Pagini, Massimiliano Bassi, Daniele Diso, Michele Anzidei, Sara Mantovani, Camilla Poggi, Federico Venuta, Marco Anile

Abstract

Vena cava anomalies are a rare group of anatomical variations due to an incorrect development of the superior or inferior vena cava during fetal life. They generally show no clinical relevance and the diagnosis is done due to the association with congenital heart diseases in most of cases. However, preoperative identification of these anomalies is mandatory for surgeons to proper surgical planning. If not recognized, lethal complications may occur, as already reported in literature. We report a case series of three different unidentified vena cava anomalies in patients undergoing lung resection. These unrecognized anomalies led to minor complications in two cases and required an accurate intraoperative evaluation in another. A careful retrospective evaluation of preoperative radiological images showed the anomalies. A careful evaluation of the vena cava anatomy at pre-operative imaging is mandatory for thoracic surgeons to properly plan the surgery and avoid complications.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 9 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 2 22%
Student > Postgraduate 2 22%
Student > Bachelor 1 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 11%
Unknown 3 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 5 56%
Materials Science 1 11%
Unknown 3 33%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 June 2023.
All research outputs
#7,565,251
of 23,075,872 outputs
Outputs from Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
#151
of 1,250 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#155,537
of 440,351 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
#2
of 17 outputs
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