Superior vena cava thrombosis treated by angioplasty and stenting in a cirrhotic patient with peritoneovenous shunt.

Volume-dependent superior vena cava syndrome related to stenosis after central venous catheterization.

commonly due to thrombosis, represents a common and serious complication of long-term central venous catheterization. Thickening of the vascular intima or thrombosis involving the superior vena cava (SVC), if severe enough, can present clinically as the SVC syndrome. Typically, the symptoms of SVC syndrome, including headaches, brawny edema of the upper extremities, head and neck, and prominent...

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome due to Thrombosis: A Rare Paraneoplastic Presentation of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is not an uncommon occurrence in patients with malignancy and it is often described as a medical emergency. In majority of the cases, SVC syndrome occurs due to mechanical obstruction of the SVC by extraluminal compression with primary intrathoracic malignancies. However, intraluminal obstruction due to thrombosis can also produce symptoms and signs of SVC synd...

Stenting of superior vena cava and inferior vena cava for symptomatic narrowing after repeated atrial surgery for D-transposition of the great vessels.

Double venous stenting of the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava was successfully performed after failed balloon angioplasty in a young woman who had venoatrial narrowing and kinking after repeated Mustard procedure for D-transposition of great vessels. Self-expanding metallic stents were used. Angiography showed that the first stent was fully patient after six months when a second stent...

INFERIOR VENA CAVA THROMBOSIS IN A PATIENT WITH ESSENTIAL THROMBOCYTHEMIA

Essential thrombocythemia is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder characterized by a sustained proliferation of megakaryocytes, which leads to increased numbers of circulating platelets. Hemorrhagic and/or thrombotic episodes are frequent, and thrombosis of both veins and arteries may develop. Vessels in unusual sites may be involved, e.g., the hepatic veins, mesenteric veins, and the dig...

Antiphospholipid Syndrome Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Thrombosis