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Emergency Venous Angioplasty of a Complete Superior Vena Cava Thrombosis
Tobias Petzold1, Manuela Thienel, Enzo Lüsebrink
1Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Marchioninistraße 15, D-81377, Munich, Germany. Tobias.Petzold@med.uni-muenchen.de.
Abstract:
A patient with a history of colon cancer was admitted to our emergency department due to progressive dyspnea, chest pain, and swelling of the upper limbs and face. A central venous port device had been implanted into the right subclavian vein for administration of systemic chemotherapy several months prior. Thoracic computed tomography scan revealed a 2.8 cm-long thrombus arising from the tip of the venous catheter, which completely occluded the superior vena cava in close proximity to the right atrium.
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