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 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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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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Ausencia de la vena cava superior derecha y persistencia de la vena cava superior izquierda en el feto: Presentación de dos casos. [PDF]
Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2011 Objetivo: La Vena Cava Superior Izquierda Persistente es la anomalía vascular congénita más frecuente. En la gran mayoría de las ocasiones la persistencia de la misma coincide con la presencia de la vena cava superior derecha.
Yamelic Bernal +5 more
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Absence of right superior vena cava and persistence of left superior vena cava in fetus: Presenting two cases. [PDF]
Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2011 Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava is the most common congenital vascular anomaly. In the vast majority of cases its persistence coincides with thepresence of the right superior vena cava. The absence of the latter with persistent left superior vena cava
Yamelic Bernal +5 more
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Absent right superior vena cava with persistent left superior vena cava: two case reports [PDF]
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2012 Persistent left and absent right superior vena cava is a rare congenital anomaly, which is usually asymptomatic. Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is generally coexistent with right superior vena cava (RSVC), but rarely associated with ...
Ayten Gümüş, Selman Vefa Yildirim
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Direct superior vena cava puncture for inferior vena cava filter retrieval [PDF]
, 2023 Most inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are designed for retrieval from a superior approach. Retrieval becomes technically challenging when the central veins in the chest are occluded.
Gaurav Parmar +3 more
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Upside-down positioning of a peri-interventional cava filter during endovascular thrombectomy of a septic superior vena cava thrombosis [PDF]
, 2022 A 43-year-old male patient with advanced colon carcinoma presented with disseminated staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and central venous catheter associated septic thrombosis of the superior vena cava.
Schindewolf, Marc +11 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Superior vena cava syndrome is rarely attributed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Case presentation We present the case of an 82-year-old Japanese man who experienced gradually progressive dyspnea on exertion. His physical examination
Nobuhiro Kanaji +7 more
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Orthotopic heart transplantation with reconstruction of persistent left superior vena cava
Surgical Case Reports, 2020 Background Persistent left superior vena cava is a not uncommon congenital vascular abnormality. We report a case of heart transplantation with reconstruction of persistent left superior vena cava using a prosthetic vascular graft. Case presentation A 20-
Kazuma Handa +6 more
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