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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Case report: Severe dry cough associated with superior vena cava syndrome—Caused recurrent chylothorax [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 IntroductionSymptomatic pleural effusion is occasionally caused by superior vena cava syndrome. Dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain are common symptoms of pleural effusion.
Ziming Wan
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Superior vena cava syndrome caused by epitheloid hemangioma [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2005 Aim. A case is presented of the surgical treatment of epitheloid hemangioma as a rare cause of superior vena cava syndrome. Case report. A 53-year old woman was admitted to the clinic with the symptoms and signs of superior vena cava syndrome.
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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Tumor mass in the lung with superior vena cava syndrome [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2022 Group of symptoms due to vena cava superior obstruction is named superior vena cava syndrome. A 65-year-old female, long-standing smoker was presented with a two-week history of dry cough and facial swelling.
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