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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.
Arta Kasaeian +4 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome [PDF]
Vasa - European Journal of Vascular Medicine, 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.
Thomas Herold
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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 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.
Ilić Radoje +3 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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Superior vena cava syndrome: Clinical considerations
Revista Médica del Hospital General de México, 2018 Background: The superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a rare pathological process caused by the superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO). Aim: To know the main causes of SVCS in a third level hospital.
B. Pech-Alonso +3 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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Superior vena cava syndrome as a result of thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1997 A three-year-old nephrotic girl is presented with vena cava superior syndrome. Angiography showed obliteration of the distal ends of both axillary veins and echocardiographic examination revealed a mobile mass in the right atrium.
S Calişkan +5 more
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Richter's transformation presenting with superior vena cava syndrome
Journal of Oncological Sciences, 2017 In the present study, we report a 65-year old man who had been diagnosed earlier as having chronic lymphocytic leukemia and treated for 2 years with fludarabine.
Nuri Karadurmus +3 more
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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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