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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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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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Venous Port implantation in persistent left superior vena cava with azygos vein variation: a case report and literature review [PDF]

BMC Surgery
Background Persistent left superior vena cava catheterization for venous port is still sporadically reported, let alone combined with variations of the azygos.
Li Zhang, Jingjin Wu
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Direct Anastomosis of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava to Right Superior Vena Cava in a Pediatric Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot: an Alternative Technique [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022
The presence of persistent left superior vena cava to the left atrium connection without an innominate vein may give rise to technical challenges during intracardiac repair.
Mustafa Yilmaz, Atakan Atalay
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Síndrome de vena cava superior

Revista Medica Sinergia, 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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Endovascular Stenting in Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 2022
Endovascular stenting has been used to manage superior vena cava syndrome for several decades and has become standard firstline practice. This study aims to investigate the outcomes of endovascular stenting in the management of superior vena cava ...
E. Aung, Maha Khan, N. Williams, U. Raja, M. Hamady   +4 more
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A rare case of two superior vena cava with two azygos veins in a cadaver

National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2023
In embryonic life developmental malformation of thoracic veins can lead to anomalies of the Superior vena cava and major thoracic veins like Azygos system. Double superior vena cava and double azygos vein are rare congenital anomaly with the incidence of
Archana Singh, Rakesh Gupta, Priya Rani Adhaya, Aleeza Muneer   +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.

VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten, 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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