Diffuse Hepatic Accumulation of 99mTc-Macroaggregated Albumin Suggesting Synchronous Superior and Inferior Vena Cava Obstruction

Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava.

Membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava (MOVC) is a rare clinical entity. The incidence is higher in Japan and Africa than that in USA and Europe. MOVC is considered to be different from the Budd-Chiari syndrome. There are differences in clinical manifestation and pathologic changes in the liver. Findings of the liver revealed cirrhosis in all patients but in one. Ascites and esophagea...

Benign obstruction of the superior vena cava.

Hunter' was the first to report a case of superior vena cava obstruction. Ehlrich2 et al. and McIntire and Sykes3 have extensively reviewed the world literature. Obstruction of the superior vena cava due to primary endothoracic malignant tumours or aneurysm is not uncommon, accounting for 94 per cent. of our cases, but benign lesions causing obstruction of this vessel are rare Oschner and Dixon...

Is the inferior vena cava really superior?

H s w c c Estimation of volume status is a critical component in the care of patients with heart failure. Such assessments are used on a routine basis to guide therapeutic decision making, including adjustment of diuretics, whether to initiate or uptitrate betaadrenergic blockers, and whether to hospitalize a patient. Traditionally, the cornerstone of volume assessment has been the history and ...

CT findings in superior vena cava obstruction.

T HE CLINICAL manifestations of SVCS were first described by Hunter in 1757, secondary to a syphilitic aneurysm of the ascending aorta.’ SVCS usually has an insidious presentation and eventually leads to a collection of signs and symptoms that together are diagnostic of the disorder. Obstruction of the SVC may result from external compression or intrinsic thrombotic disorders, and leads to prox...

Superior vena cava obstruction in cystic fibrosis.