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Image Acquisition Method for the Sonographic Assessment of the Inferior Vena Cava
Published on: January 13, 2023
Left brachiocephalic vein-right atrial bypass in superior vena cava syndrome
Hasan Reyhanoglu1, Kaan Ozcan1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Tinaztepe, Izmir, Turkey.
Abstract:
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a condition with total or partial stenosis in the superior vena cava (SVC) as a result of intrathoracic malignancies or microtrauma caused by central venous catheterisation. Various invasive and surgical interventions are performed to provide venous drainage in these patients whose head and neck venous blood flow is impaired. In this case report, we report on a bypass performed with a synthetic graft between the left brachiocephalic vein and the right atrium in a patient with SVCS.
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