Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Emergency Nursing, 2012 1.1 Anatomy The superior vena cava (SVC) originates in the chest, behind the first right sternocostal articulation, from the confluence of two main collector vessels: the right and left brachiocephalic veins which receive the ipsilateral internal jugular and subclavian veins. It is located in the anterior mediastinum, on the right side.
PUMA, Francesco, VANNUCCI, JACOPO
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Massive benign pericardial cyst presenting with simultaneous superior vena cava and middle lobe syndromes [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2008 A 66 year old woman presented in extremis with symptoms and clinical and radiological signs of simultaneous obstruction of superior vena cava and middle lobe of right lung secondary to compression by a massive benign anterior mediastinal cyst.
Javangula Kalyana +2 more
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A case of venous overload choroidopathy in the setting of superior vena cava syndrome [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: To report a case of overload venous choroidopathy in a patient with superior vena cava syndrome. Observations: A patient presented with episcleral vessel dilation, bilateral subretinal fluid accumulations in the maculae and unilateral serous ...
Alejandro Itzam Marin +4 more
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Percutaneous stenting as treatment for chylothorax from superior vena cava syndrome: A case report [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsSuperior vena cava syndrome is a condition that results from obstruction of the superior vena cava, the etiology of which can be benign or malignant.
Arta Kasaeian +4 more
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Superior vena cava obstruction after the Glenn procedure [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2019 Acute obstruction of superior vena cava anastomosis right after the Glenn procedure may lead to tragic consequences. We describe the case of a one-year-old child with tricuspid atresia and a previous Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure, who presented severe ...
Marina Costa Jonas +3 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome induced by lung hyperinflation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Superior vena cava syndrome is rarely attributed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Case presentation We present the case of an 82-year-old Japanese man who experienced gradually progressive dyspnea on exertion. His physical examination
Nobuhiro Kanaji +7 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with previous cardiac surgery: what else should we suspect? [PDF]
Diagnostic Pathology, 2010 Background Although mediastinal tumors compressing or invading the superior vena cava represent the major causes of the superior vena cava syndrome, benign processes may also be involved in the pathogenesis of this medical emergency.
Dolou Paraskevi +6 more
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Tratamento endovascular da síndrome da veia cava superior: relato de caso e revisão da literatura Endovascular treatment of superior vena cava syndrome: case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2006 Relatamos o caso de uma paciente portadora de síndrome da veia cava superior sintomática de origem benigna tratada pela técnica endovascular. A angiorressonância magnética pré-angioplastia evidenciou extensa trombose do tronco braquiocefálico esquerdo ...
Marco Aurélio Cardozo +3 more
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Case report of a Patient with SVC syndrome in the course of pulmonary hilar and mediastinal neoplasia [PDF]
Quality in SportSuperior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a serious clinical condition caused by obstruction of the superior vena cava, usually due to malignancies. We present a case of a 67-year-old woman with SVCS secondary to a tumour in the right pulmonary hilum and ...
Paweł Święch +2 more
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [PDF]
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2020 Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome comprises a constellation of clinical signs and symptoms caused by obstruction of blood flow through the SVC. The management of patients with life-threatening SVC syndrome is evolving from radiation therapy to endovascular therapy as the first-line treatment.
Neal B. Shah +6 more
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