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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.
Francesco Puma, Jacopo Vannucci
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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, Kaul Pankaj, Farook Shahme A   +2 more
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Percutaneous stenting as treatment for chylothorax from superior vena cava syndrome: A case report [PDF]

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Superior 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, Taylor Hoffman, Mohammad Ghasemi Rad, David Wynne, David Léon   +4 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, Naoki Watanabe, Takuya Inoue, Hitoshi Mizoguchi, Kosuke Sakamoto, Yuta Komori, Kosuke Kawada, Norimitsu Kadowaki   +7 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, Fernando Silva Ramalho, Walter Villela Andrade Vicente, Paulo Henrique Manso   +3 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, Prokakis Christos, Hountis Panagiotis, Nenekidis Ioannis, Dedeilias Panagiotis, Apostolakis Efstratios, Koletsis Efstratios N   +6 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, Carson C. Petrash, Austin Jolly, William S. Gange, Marc T. Mathias   +4 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Cardiology & Current Research, 2018
Abstract Chronic upper extremity (UE) occlusive disease and superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) can be debilitating to the patient. Chronic UE venous occlusion is more often because of a benign lesion, whereas SVCS is more likely the result of malignant obstruction.
David Ricardo Ramirez Carranza, Raúl Arturo Cortés de la Torre, Juan Manuel Cortés Ramírez, Alfredo Salazar de Santiago, Juan Manuel de Jesús Cortés de la Torre, Oscar Octavio Ramos Diego Lopez   +5 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, Eduardo Lichtenfels, Nilon Erling Jr., Dorvaldo P. Tarasconi   +3 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome in children [PDF]

Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 2008
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is rare in childhood. 18 cases of SVCS were seen in children ranging from 3-14 years with a mean age of 8.8 years. There were 15 males and 3 female children. Diagnosis could be confirmed in 17 cases as one child succumbed to severe respiratory distress without a definitive diagnosis.
Vineeta Gupta, Srikanth R. Ambati, Pragya Pant, Baldev Bhatia   +3 more
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