Dialysis Catheter-Related Superior Vena Cava Syndrome with Patent Vena Cava: Long Term Efficacy of Unilateral Viatorr Stent-Graft Avoiding Catheter Manipulation.
10.3348/kjr.2014.15.3.364
- Author:
Pietro QUARETTI
1
;
Franco GALLI
;
Lorenzo Paolo MORAMARCO
;
Riccardo CORTI
;
Giovanni LEATI
;
Ilaria FIORINA
;
Marcello MAESTRI
Author Information
1. Unit of Interventional Radiology - Radiology Department, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia 27100, Italy. p.quaretti@smatteo.pv.it
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Central venous stenosis;
Stent-graft;
Central venous catheter;
Dialysis;
Superior vena cava syndrome
- MeSH:
Aged;
Brachiocephalic Veins;
Central Venous Catheters/*adverse effects;
Constriction, Pathologic/etiology;
Female;
Humans;
Jugular Veins;
Renal Dialysis/instrumentation;
*Stents;
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome/*etiology/therapy;
Vena Cava, Superior
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2014;15(3):364-369
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Central venous catheters are the most frequent causes of benign central vein stenosis. We report the case of a 79-year-old woman on hemodialysis through a twin catheter in the right internal jugular vein, presenting with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome with patent SVC. The clinically driven endovascular therapy was conducted to treat the venous syndrome with a unilateral left brachiocephalic stent-graft without manipulation of the well-functioning catheter. The follow-up was uneventful until death 94 months later.
