The Bridge Occlusion Balloon for Venous Angioplasty in Superior Vena Cava Occlusion

Compensatory dilatation of the Azygos Venous system Secondary To Superior Vena Cava Occlusion.

Superior vena cava (SVC) occlusion can be clinically recognized in the acute setting when the stenosing process does not allow the development of collateral venous channels, which guarantee the venous drainage to the right heart. On the contrary, when the obstruction develops progressively, the diagnosis of SVC obstruction may remain undiagnosed. In the present case, the presence of SVC thrombo...

Complete occlusion of the superior vena cava with chronic mediastinitis in a case of generalized actinomycosis.

Ochsner and Dixon (1936), in a review of world literature, cited 120 cases of supenor vena caval thrombosis. Twenty-eight of these were due to chronic mediastinitis, of which eleven were stated to be due to syphilis, ten to tuberculosis, one to pyogenic infection, one to trauma, and five of unknown aetiology. Tubbs (1946) reported three further cases of superior vena caval obstruction, one of w...

Occlusion of persistent left superior vena cava to unroofed coronary sinus using vena cava filter and coils.

A 48 year old female with complex cyanotic heart disease and pulmonary hypertension was partly cyanosed because of a persistent left superior vena cava draining into an unroofed coronary sinus. The left superior vena cava, which measured 22 mm in diameter, was successfully occluded with a Günther Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter which acted as a barrier for embolisation coils.

Successful Treatment of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Induced by Transvenous Permanent Pacemaker Implantation with Balloon Angioplasty

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is a rare but potentially lethal complication of transvenous permanent pacemaker implantation. The pathogenesis is unclear, but thrombosis and fibrotic constriction of the vessels are believed to be responsible for this situation. Multiple, severed, and previously infected leads may increase the risk of SVC syndrome, but are not prerequisite for it. Anticoagula...

Acute thrombotic occlusion of the superior vena cava treated successfully by emergency thrombectomy.