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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [PDF]

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, 2006
Superior vena cava syndrome occurs when there is acute or subacute stenosis or occlusion of the superior vena cava. Marked facial and upper extremity swelling results in dysphagia, dyspnea, and pain. Both benign and malignant processes can cause superior vena cava syndrome; the most common etiologies are tumor, indwelling catheters, and mediastinal ...
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The 9th Edition of the UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours: Updates and Rationale for Change

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The standard for assessing and recording the extent of the tumour, a necessity for most malignancies, is the Tumour Node Metastases (TNM) classification. The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) TNM committee has defined this since the early 1950s.
James D. Brierley, Liesbet J. Van Eycken, Meredith E. Giuliani, Brian A. Rous, Shao Hui Huang, Hisao Asamura, Mary K. Gospodarowicz, Anne W. Lee, Brian O'Sullivan   +8 more
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Morphological data of the superior vena cava predicted by multiple linear regression equations

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
This study explores the main surface markers in the hemodialysis puncture catheterization pathway and the relative spatial position of venous vessels in the puncture results, providing data support for venous puncture.
Yuan Wang, Jia Fu, Hao Y. Li, Shi J. Du, Yun Y. Zhang, Hao Y. Wang, Jing W. Wang, Jian F. Mao, Hong T. Zhang, Cheng Chang   +9 more
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Tratamento cirúrgico da conexão anômala parcial das veias pulmonares em veia cava superior Surgical treatment of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2009
OBJETIVO: O tratamento cirúrgico da conexão anômala das veias pulmonares em veia cava superior, associada ao defeito septal atrial tipo seio venoso, é bem estabelecido e transcorre com baixa mortalidade e morbidade.
Marcelo Dagola Paulista, Paulo Henrique Dagola Paulista, Ana Luiza Paulista Guerra, Paulo Paredes Paulista   +3 more
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Prediction of the optimal depth for superior vena cava cannulae with cardiac computed tomography during minimally invasive cardiac surgery: a prospective observational cohort study

BMC Anesthesiology, 2017
Background The determination of the adequate depth of superior vena cava cannulae during minimally invasive cardiac surgery is important for warranting venous drainage and preventing complications during cardiopulmonary bypass.
Ji-Hyun Chin, Eun-Ho Lee, Jong-Il Kim, In-Cheol Choi   +3 more
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Conservative Treatment in an Infant with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome after Cardiac Surgery

, 2009
Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome rarely responds to conservative treatment. We report the case of a 2-month-old boy with SVC syndrome and bilateral chylothorax after surgical repair of the hemitruncus.
WANG, I-JEN;CHANG, CHUNG-I;WANG, JOU-KOU;LU, FRANK L, 王怡人;張重義;王主科;呂立   +1 more
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Unexpected persistent left superior vena cava and absent right superior vena cava in situs solitus patient

, 2010
We, herein, report a patient with persistent left superior vena cava with enlarged coronary sinus and absent right superior vena cava. This anomaly, diagnosed intraoperatively during the third open-heart surgery in the course of transesophageal ...
Carvalho, Enisa M, Govindaswamy, Radhika, Gologorsky, Edward, Salerno, Tomas A, Macedo, Francisco Igor B   +4 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome

Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2015
A 76 year old male presented as an outpatient to the department of Medicine, Command Hospital, Lucknow, India, in February 2014 with dyspnoea, dysphagia, hypophonia and significant weight loss. He had erythema, oedema of face, dilated veins over neck, anterior aspect of chest and abdomen with craniocaudal flow (Fig. 1).
Menon, Anil, Gupta, Avnish
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Applied surgical anatomical approach to pudendal nerve: Step‐by‐step key neurovascular structures for pelvic nerve surgery

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To define and demonstrate a step‐by‐step surgical anatomical approach to pudendal nerve dissection using female cadavers, focusing on the identification of safe roadmap and key neurovascular structures to optimize pelvic nerve surgery.
Merve Didem Eşkin Tanrıverdi, Ayhan Cömert, Zekiye Gözde Kara, Hasan Onur Topçu, Halil İbrahim Açar   +4 more
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Superior Vena Cava Thrombosis in a Case of Lung Adenocarcinoma

Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2013
Superior vena cava syndrome is a common presentation of bronchogenic carcinoma. The mechanism of obstruction is by compression of superior vena cava by the bronchogenic tumor itself or enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes.
Santanu Ghosh, Kaushik Saha, Arnab Saha, Mrinmoy Mitra   +3 more
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