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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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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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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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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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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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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.
Neal B. Shah, Riyaz Bashir, Abdul Hussain Azizi, Kenneth Rosenfield, Akhilesh K. Sista, DO Robert Schainfeld, Irfan Shafi   +6 more
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Rare case of asymptomatic superior vena cava duplication with a large dominant left superior vena cava, a hypoplastic right superior vena cava, and a left-sided azygos arch

Translational Research in Anatomy, 2021
A 46-year-old man was found to have an asymptomatic superior vena cava duplication with a large dominant left superior vena cava, a hypoplastic right superior vena cava, and a left-sided azygos arch during a thoracic CT Scan.
Adrien Glomaud, Yanis Andriambariarijaona, Clémence Jouhannet, Marie-Dominique Petit, Jean Luc Delassus, Bruno Tremblay   +5 more
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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.
Andrea Bezjak, Jonathan F. Wan, Jonathan F. Wan   +2 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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