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Vena cava superior syndrome in the children with mediastinal tumors: Single-center experience [PDF]

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, Ekrem Unal, Musa Karakukcu, Abdulhakim Coskun, Mehmet Akif Ozdemir, Turkan Patiroglu   +5 more
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Superior vena cava syndrome. [PDF]

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2020
The superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is caused by compression, invasion, and/or thrombosis of the superior vena cava and/or the brachiocephalic veins. Benign SVCS is separated from malignant SVCS.
P. Klein-Weigel, S. Elitok, A. Ruttloff, S. Reinhold, Jessika Nielitz, Julia Steindl, Birgit Hillner, Lars Rehmenklau-Bremer, C. Wrase, H. Fuchs, T. Herold, L. Beyer   +11 more
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Síndrome de vena cava superior

Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas, 2021
El síndrome de vena cava superior, generalmente se presenta en pacientes con procesos malignos y con mayor incidencia, en aquellos con cáncer de pulmón.
Alexander Araya Oviedo
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Persistent left superior vena cava as an incidental finding in the introduction of a transient pacemaker: A case report [PDF]

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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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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Persistent left superior vena cava [PDF]

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 2017
Summary Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital malformation of thoracic venous return and is present in 0.3 to 0.5% of individuals in the general population.
Kamil W Tyrak, Mateusz K Hołda, Mateusz Koziej, Katarzyna Piątek, Wiesława Klimek-Piotrowska   +4 more
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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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Vena cava superior izquierda

Revista Colombiana de Cardiología, 2016
J. Díaz, M. Duque, William Uribe
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Leiomyosarcoma of the superior vena cava.

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2014
Leiomyosarcoma of the superior vena cava is a very rare tumor and only a few cases have been reported, with various techniques of vascular reconstruction. We describe a new case of leiomyosarcoma of the superior vena cava in a 61-year-old woman with extension to the brachiocephalic arterial trunk.
Arthus de Chaumont, C. Pierret, X. de Kerangal, S. Le Moulec, François Laborde   +4 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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