Superior vena cava syndrome with retropharyngeal edema as a complication of ventriculoatrial shunt

Extracranial complications of cerebrospinal fluid shunt function in childhood hydrocephalus.

There were 112 separate hospital evaluations in 84 patients for suspected shunt malfunction: 96 evaluations were of ventriculoperitoneal shunts, 13 were of ventriculoatrial shunts, and three were of both types of shunts. In 45 (47%) of 96 ventriculoperitoneal shunts, complications eventually led to surgical revision; 20 (44%) of these were problems of the peritoneal end and therefore peculiar t...

Askin Tumor Presenting as Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Antiphospholipid Syndrome Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Thrombosis

Mediastinal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Unknown Origin Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS): A Case Report

Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the mediastinum is a rare type of carcinoma. According to the literature, only five cases of this condition have been reported so far. In this paper, we present a rare case of mediastinal NEC of unknown primary site. The patient was a 34-year-old man with mediastinal NEC, who presented with chronic dry cough and a right-sided mediastinal mass one year p...

Surgical and Anatomical Particularities and Difficulties in Histopathological Sampling for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome.

The superior vena cava syndrome is due to the increased venous pressure in the upper torso, neck and head, caused by the obstruction of the superior vena cava. Both external and internal factors cause obstruction (95% are malign causes), and the most severe manifestation is represented by cerebral edema that can even lead to coma. The diagnostic algorithm for the superior vena cava syndrome is ...