Superior Vena Cava Thrombosis Treated Successfully by Percutaneous Insertion of Metallic Stent in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.
- Author:
Jae Hyuck CHANG
1
;
Myoung Beom KOH
;
Dong Il SHIN
;
Seung Ki KWOK
;
Byong Sik CHO
;
Wan Uk KIM
;
Chul Soo CHO
;
Ho Youn KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. wan725@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Behcet's disease;
Superior vena cava thrombosis;
Endovascular stent
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Stents*;
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome*;
Thrombosis;
Vena Cava, Superior*;
Venous Thrombosis
- From:The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association
2002;9(3):230-235
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The venous thrombosis is the most common vascular event in Behcet's disease. Among the thrombotic complications of Behcet's disease, thrombosis in superior vena cava is rare, but once it happens, it may be life-threatening. In this report, we describe a case of 45-year-old female with Behcet's disease complicated by the superior vena cava thrombosis, which was treated successfully with the operation and then endovascular stenting. This case shows that endovascular stent may be one of good strategies for the management of vascular complication in Behcet's disease.
