نتایج جستجو برای: superior vena cava syndrome

تعداد نتایج: 764307  

2014
Sara Piciucchi Domenico Barone Stefano Sanna Alessandra Dubini Lawrence R. Goodman Devil Oboldi Mauro Bertocco Cesario Ciccotosto Giampaolo Gavelli Angelo Carloni Venerino Poletti

The azygos venous system represents an accessory venous pathway supplying an important collateral circulation between the superior and inferior vena cava. The aim of this article is to revise the wide spectrum of changes ranging from normal to pathological conditions involving the azygos system. Teaching points • The azygos vein is a collateral venous pathway, becoming a vital shunt if major pa...

Journal: :The European respiratory journal 1997
C L Lai T T Tsai S C Ko K Y Yang R P Perng Y M Chen

Pleural effusion is often a manifestation of the superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. However, pleural effusion has never been reported to be a cause of the SVC syndrome. We report the case of a 68 yr old male patient who presented with SVC syndrome and respiratory failure, both attributable to an encapsulated pleural effusion over the right upper mediastinum. Simple drainage was performed as a d...

2017
Beatriz Moreno José A. Buendía Alejandro Cortés Laura Puerto Esperanza Carabias María José Torres Luis F. López Almodóvar

Background: Superior vena cava syndrome is uncommon after cardiac surgery, because the formation of thrombus after cardiopulmonary bypass rarely occurs. Case presentation: Herein, we present a case of a patient with dynamic severe mitral regurgitation after aortic valve replacement. Whereas the treatment of this disorder was a challenge, the real complication, an early-onset and massive thrombo...

2013
Santanu Ghosh Kaushik Saha Arnab Saha Mrinmoy Mitra

♦Corresponding Author: Kaushik Saha, MD Rabindra Pally, 1st Lane, P.O. Nimta, Kolkata – 700049, West Bengal, India Tel: +919433383080, +91033-25396689 Email: [email protected] Introduction Superior vena cava (SVC) thrombosis is a common phenomenon secondary to subclavian catheterization, however in malignancy it is quite uncommon. Pure intravascular thrombosis is extremely rare and on...

2005
Jun-Ted Chong Jung-Chou Wu Chih-Hsien Chang Erh-Jung Hsueh

Superior vena cava syndrome is caused by obstruction of the superior vena cava due to a variety of malignant and benign entities. The most common malignant entities are lung cancer and mediastinal tumor. Conventional treatments include bypass surgery, external beam radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and medical treatment. In this report, we performed an intravascular metallic stent deployment and...

Journal: :Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion 2008

2002
Egambaram Senthilvel Aphrodite Papadakis Vikas Jain Julia Bruner

INTRODUCTION Pacemaker induced superior vena cava syndrome is an unusual complication of pacemaker implantation. Endothelial damage caused by repeated trauma from the lead is thought to be responsible for the stenosis. Malignancy has been historically the most common etiology. However, the increase in use of indwelling venous catheters and cardiac pacemaker has resulted in more patients with su...

Journal: :Revista Médica del Hospital General de México 2018

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