Transcatheter management of post-surgical superior vena cava obstruction

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...

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.

Establishment of a rabbit model of superior vena cava obstruction.

OBJECTIVE To explore a method of establishing a rabbit model of superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO) by injecting VX2 tumor cell suspension transcutaneously under ultrasound guidance. METHODS A suspension of VX2 tumor cells was prepared under sterile conditions. Fifteen adult healthy New Zealand White rabbits were enrolled in the experiment. Under ultrasound guidance, about 0.1 ml of the liv...

An unusual case of non-malignant superior vena cava obstruction.

An 81-year-old Chinese woman presented with a 1-week history of increasing facial puffiness. She had 2:1 second-degree heart block and a permanent pacemaker that had been inserted 3 years previously because of syncopal episodes. Physical examination revealed facial plethora, dilated upper trunk veins, and oedematous upper limbs suggestive of superior vena cava obstruction syndrome. This was con...