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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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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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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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Treatment of superior vena cava syndrome using AngioJet™ thrombectomy system

CVIR Endovascular, 2019
Background Superior vena cava syndrome is a relatively rare presentation in which diminished venous return to the heart produces congestion of the neck, face and upper extremities.
Amit Ramjit, Jesse Chen, Marcus Konner, Elliot Landau, Noor Ahmad   +4 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 Sport
Superior 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, Przemysław Jaźwiec, Andrzej Bazan   +2 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome [PDF]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2019
The superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) involves a group of symptoms deriving from obstruction or compression of the superior vena cava. Malignant causes represents the majority of all cases of SVCS. Iatrogenic causes may be responsible for SVCS, considering the presence of intravascular devices.
K Horiuchi, T Asakura, F Saito, T Asakura   +3 more
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Malignant Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: State of the Art

Cureus, 2022
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a clinical entity characterized by signs and symptoms arising from the obstruction or occlusion of the thin-walled superior vena cava (SVC) and can result in significant morbidity and mortality.
Vasileios Patriarcheas, M. Grammoustianou, N. Ptohis, Ioanna Thanou, Minas Kostis, I. Gkiozos, A. Charpidou, I. Trontzas, N. Syrigos, E. Kotteas, E. Dimakakos   +10 more
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2009
Superior vena cava syndrome is a common complication of malignancy. The epidemiology, presentation, and diagnostic evaluation of patients presenting with the syndrome are reviewed. Management options including chemotherapy and radiation therapy and the role of endovascular stents are discussed along with the evidence for each of the therapeutic options.
Andrea Bezjak, Jonathan F. Wan, Jonathan F. Wan   +2 more
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