PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - W H Warren AU - J S Altman AU - S A Gregory TI - Chylothorax secondary to obstruction of the superior vena cava: a complication of the LeVeen shunt. AID - 10.1136/thx.45.12.978 DP - 1990 Dec 01 TA - Thorax PG - 978--979 VI - 45 IP - 12 4099 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/45/12/978.short 4100 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/45/12/978.full SO - Thorax1990 Dec 01; 45 AB - A case of thrombosis of the superior vena cava was complicated by bilateral chylothoraces and a widened mediastinum. Removal of a clotted LeVeen shunt led to prompt resolution of the obstruction and chylothoraces.