SUPERIOR VENA CAVAL REPLACEMENT

Superior vena caval aneurysm.

Venous aneurysms arising from the mediastinal systemic veins are rare. There are only 27 reported cases of such aneurysms. Majority arise from the superior vena cava. We are reporting a saccular aneurysm of superior vena cava in a 58-year-old male. The chest radiogram suggested superior mediastinal mass and the computed tomogram was suggestive of aortic arch aneurysm. Aortography and venography...

Superior vena caval obstruction caused by sarcoidosis.

Superior Vena Caval Thrombosis in Haemodialysis Patient

Obstruction of blood flow in the superior vena cava (SVC) results in symptoms and signs of SVC syndrome. SVC obstruction can be caused either by invasion or external compression of the SVC by contagious pathologic processes involving the right lung, lymph nodes, and other mediastinal structures, or by thrombosis of blood within the SVC. Occasionally, both mechanisms co-exist. We hereby report a...

Stenting of superior vena caval obstruction.

Twenty patients with superior vena caval obstruction (SVCO) due to malignancy were managed using the Gianturco Z stent. Three patients had adjunctive thrombolysis. The primary clinical success was 90% (18120 patients). Thirteen patients were free of SVCO to death or follow-up without re-intervention (primary patency= 65%). Three patients had re-intervention for recurrent symptoms, two successfu...

Superior vena caval obstruction complicating fibreoptic gastroscopy.