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Malignant superior vena cava syndrome
Urology Annals, 2013 Pankaj K Garg, Debajyoti Mohanty
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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.
Abdul Hussain, Azizi +6 more
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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 ...
Brian Funaki
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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.
PUMA, Francesco, VANNUCCI, JACOPO
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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.
Jonathan F, Wan, Andrea, Bezjak
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Superior vena cava syndrome caused by mediastinal lymphoma: A rare clinical case
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 The superior vena cava syndrome refers to a medical emergency resulting from superior vena cava compression, which develops in 2%-4% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
Bruno Besteiro, MD +5 more
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Targeted decrease of portal hepatic pressure gradient improves ascites control after TIPS
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 The river diagram demonstrates that after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt insertion (TIPS) the majority of patients without ascites and 50% of the patients with ascites detectable at ultrasound, show the best response in the long term follow‐up.
Alexander Queck +14 more
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Vena cava superior syndrome in the children with mediastinal tumors: Single-center experience
İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, 2020 OBJECTIVE: Vena cava superior syndrome comprises various symptoms of compression of vena cava superior. The results of increased venous pressure in the upper body may cause edema of the head and neck associated with cyanosis, plethora and distended ...
Alper Ozcan +5 more
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Absent right superior vena cava and persistent left superior vena cava: An incidental finding
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2023 A patient with Marfan syndrome undergoing Bentall operation was found to have an absent right superior vena cava and persistent left superior vena cava. The dilation of coronary sinus raised the suspicion of persistent left superior vena cava.
Swati Joshi, Ajmer Singh
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