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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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A case of venous overload choroidopathy in the setting of superior vena cava syndrome

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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Open surgical treatment of superior vena cava syndrome due to invasive thymoma

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022
Here we describe a case of open surgery for superior vena cava syndrome due to invasive thymoma. An 85-year-old woman presented with facial swelling and exertional dyspnea. Computed axial tomography revealed a thymoma in the mediastinum, extending to the
Taiki Kawaida, Hiroaki Tanabe, Mitsuhisa Kotani, Yuji Kato, Masaaki Toyama, Hiroaki Nomori   +5 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with locally advanced lung cancer with good response to definitive chemoradiation: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background The incidence of superior vena cava syndrome within the United States is roughly 15,000 cases per year. Superior vena cava syndrome is a potentially life-threatening medical condition; however, superior vena cava syndrome is not fatal in the ...
Jason Hinton, Alberto Cerra-Franco, Kevin Shiue, Lindsey Shea, Vasantha Aaron, Geoffrey Billows, Ahmad Al-Hader, Tim Lautenschlaeger   +7 more
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome due to pericardial hematoma: A case report and mini-review of literature

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021
Superior vena cava syndrome is a life-threatening condition. Typically, the clinical presentations are gradual; hence, the diagnosis is often delayed until critical compression or obstruction has occurred.
Aninka Saboe, Andra Naufal Pramanda, Melawati Hasan, Nuraini Yasmin Kusumawardhani, Euis Maryani, Undang Ruhimat, Charlotte Johanna Cool   +6 more
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Anesthetic management of superior vena cava syndrome due to anterior mediastinal mass

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2012
Anesthetic management of superior vena cava syndrome carries a possible risk of life-threatening complications such as cardiovascular collapse and complete airway obstruction during anesthesia.
Kapil Chaudhary, Anshu Gupta, Sonia Wadhawan, Divya Jain, Poonam Bhadoria   +4 more
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Persistent left superior vena cava as an incidental finding in the introduction of a transient pacemaker: A case report

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2022
The persistent left superior vena cava is the most common venous anomaly in the systemic drainage in adults and tends to be asymptomatic. The persistent left superior vena cava causes rhythm disorders such as tachyarrhythmias or bradyarrhythmias.
David Ricardo Echeverry, Juan Guillermo Buitrago, Andrés Alirio Restrepo, Cristhian David Morales   +3 more
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Thrombosis of the superior vena cava in a patient with an implanted cardioverter–defibrillator: A case report [PDF]

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BACKGROUND: Superior vena cava syndrome results from the occlusion of blood flow in the superior vena cava due to external compression, internal obstruction, or infiltration of the vessel wall by a tumor.
Elena V. Paranina, Petr A. Lebedev, Albina V. Yakunina, Maxim A. Elizarov, Pavel O. Paranin   +4 more
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Sindrom Vena Kava Superior pada Pasien dengan Timoma Stadium III

Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Indonesia, 2021
A 50 year old man presented with superior vena cava syndrome. Superior vena cava syndrome is one of the emergency oncology cases. After the diagnostic procedure, the patient was diagnosed with stage III thymoma. With chemotherapy regimens of cisplatin 50
Jersivindo Ranazeri, Alexander Kam, Roza Kurniati, Fauzar Fauzar   +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, P, Pant, Baldev, Bhatia   +3 more
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