Recurrence of Pulmonary Embolism Seven Months after Inferior-Vena-Cava Stapling

Abstract
INTERRUPTION of the inferior vena cava for recurrent pulmonary embolism was first performed by Homans in 1934.1 Spencer et al.2 introduced suture compartmentation of the inferior vena cava in 1962 to avoid the effects of complete occlusion. In 1964 Miles and his co-workers3 introduced the externally applied Teflon clip, and they have recently reported excellent long-term results,4 Compartmentation of the inferior vena cava by use of Russian staplers was reported by Sensenig and his colleagues in 1965,5 and a similar study in dog and man was presented by Ravitch et al. in 1966.6 In the patient described below, the inferior . . .