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Late Presentation of D-TGA Complicated by Functional Glenn Shunt Obstruction Led to SVC Syndrome 10 Years Later: a Rare Case Report
Dextro-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) is a congenital heart defect in which the pulmonary artery and aorta anomalously originate from...
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From compression to diagnosis: identification of superior vena cava syndrome using point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department
BackgroundSuperior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is an urgent condition arising from restricted blood flow through the SVC, often linked to factors like...
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Treatment of pacemaker-induced superior vena cava syndrome by direct oral anticoagulant
BackgroundThe use of cardiac implantable electronic devices has grown substantially over the past two decades, lead-related vascular issues are...
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Thyroid Varices Case Report — the Seldom-Recognized Collateral Pathway for the Occluded Central Veins and SVC, with Critical Implications for Thyroid Surgery
Collateral pathways resulting from chronic central venous critical stenosis/occlusion maintain venous drainage and blood return to the heart. In this...
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Role of EBUS in lymphoma presenting as superior vena cava syndrome: bronchoscopic and sonographic findings: a case report
BackgroundThe clinical description of superior vena cava syndrome has been widely studied; however, there is limited information on bronchoscopic...
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A rare case of superior vena cava syndrome in a patient on VV-ECMO
Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is caused by either extrinsic compression of SVC or intrinsic lesions within SVC leading to obstruction of SVC and...
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Optical coherence tomography angiography suggests different retinal pathologies in multiple sclerosis and Sjögren’s syndrome
BackgroundWhile retinal vessel changes are evident in the eyes of patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), changes in the...
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Zinner syndrome in children: clinical presentation, imaging findings, diagnosis, and outcome
BackgroundZinner syndrome (ZS), the association of congenital seminal vesicle cyst (SVC) and ipsilateral kidney anomalies, is rarely diagnosed in...
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: An Occurrence of Surprise in Gynecological Cancer
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS), earlier considered as a medical emergency, is rare with gynecological malignancy. It is caused by extrinsic or...
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Superior vena cava syndrome after pacemaker implantation treated with direct oral anticoagulation
BackgroundSuperior Vena Cava (SVC) syndrome, is a quite rare but serious complication after pacemaker lead implantation; most patients are...
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Cytomegalovirus-positive Posner-Schlossman syndrome: to compare differences in retinal vessel area density between the affected and non-affected eye using optical coherence tomography angiography
PurposeTo analyse differences in the retinal microvasculature in eyes with cytomegalovirus (CMV)-positive Posner-Schlossman syndrome (PSS) compared...
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Superior vena cava syndrome induced by lung hyperinflation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case report
BackgroundSuperior vena cava syndrome is rarely attributed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Case presentationWe present the case of an...
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Innovative cardiovascular casting technique features the complex malformation of berry syndrome
BackgroundPrenatal diagnosis of Berry syndrome, a rare combination of cardiac anomalies including aortopulmonary window (APW), aortic origin of the...
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Invasive thymoma extending to the right atrium with superior vena cava syndrome presenting massive intracardiac thrombosis immediately after the start of chemotherapy: an autopsy case report
Invasive thymomas with intraluminal tumor thrombi are rare. Removal of the thymoma and infiltration of the superior vena cava (SVC) is a curative...
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Vascular Behçet syndrome: from pathogenesis to treatment
Behçet syndrome is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiopathogenesis, most commonly presenting with mucocutaneous and ocular...
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Optical coherence tomography angiography findings in Williams-Beuren syndrome
PurposeWilliams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a rare genetic disease characterized by psychomotor delay, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and endocrine...
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Specific airway management for SVC replacement during giant anterior mediastinal tumor resection
BackgroundGiant anterior mediastinal tumor (GAMT) resection is a challenging procedure, for which anesthesiologist might take to need special...
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Arterial oxygen pressure during veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation may be increased by advancing the tip of the drainage cannula into the superior vena cava: a case report
A simple and robust method for veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V–V ECMO) involves a drainage cannula into the inferior vena cava via...
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Hemorrhagic pericardial tamponade in a hemodialysis patient with catheter-related superior vena cava syndrome: a case report
BackgroundIatrogenic complications of endovascular treatment for central venous stenosis have not yet been reported. Here we present a case of a...
