Alternate Name(s): Superior vena cava obstruction; Superior vena cava syndrome ...... SVC obstruction is a narrowing or blockage of the superior vena cava -- the second largest vein in the human body. The supervior vena cava moves blood from the upper half of the body to the heart.
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Overview: Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is obstruction of blood flow through the superior vena cava (SVC). It is a medical emergency and most often manifests in patients with a malignant disease process within the thorax. ... Nieto AF, Doty DB. Superior vena cava obstruction: clinical syndrome, etiology,
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Abner A. Approach to the patient who presents with superior vena cava obstruction. Chest. Apr 1993;103(4 Suppl):394S-397S. [Medline]. ... superior vena cava syndrome, SVCS, bronchogenic carcinoma, endoprostheses, malignancy, obstruction of superior vena cava, compression of superior vena cava, treatment, diagnosis, symptoms...
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Superior vena cava syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Superior vena cava syndrome ( SVCS ), or superior vena cava obstruction ( SVCO ), is usually the result of the direct obstruction of the superior vena cava by malignancies- such as compression ...
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The use of the Wallstent endovascular prosthesis in the treatment of malignant obstruction of the superior vena cava. Clin Radiol. 1993 Dec;48(6):381–385. ...
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Key Words: Contegra conduit; Superior vena cava obstruction syndrome; Innominate vein damage ... Superior vena cava obstruction syndrome can develop as a result of conduit thrombosis. This can be successfully managed by precutaneous dilatation and stenting of the conduit.
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Superior vena cava syndrome: A condition caused by compression or obstruction to the normal circulation of the superior vena cava which carries deoxygenated blood from the body tissues back to the heart.
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P. Acute superior vena cava obstruction after rupture of a bronchial artery aneurysm. ... superior vena cava obstruction. J Trauma 1988; 28: 416-7. ...
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We report a case of a 37-year-old woman with Budd-Chiari syndrome who underwent a radical treatment. ... Preoperative cineangiogram showed a membranous stenosis at the retrohepatic inferior vena cava and the catheter could not be advanced into superior vena cava. In the operation, obstructed superior vena cava was identified.
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Over a 3-year period 23 patients with malignant superior vena cava obstruction were referred for interventional management. ... Over a 3-year period 23 patients with malignant superior vena cava obstruction were referred for interventional management. They underwent repeat localized central venography and deployment of...
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