Central Venous Stenosis Caused by Traction of the Innominate Vein due to a Tuberculosis-Destroyed Lung.
10.3904/kjim.2011.26.4.460
- Author:
Eun Ju SONG
1
;
Dae Hyun BAEK
;
Young Hwan HWANG
;
So Young LEE
;
Young Kwon CHO
;
Su Ah SUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. soi@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Venous insufficiency;
Tuberculosis, pulmonary;
Lung injury
- MeSH:
Aged;
Brachiocephalic Veins/*pathology/radiography;
*Central Venous Pressure;
Constriction, Pathologic/*etiology/pathology/therapy;
Edema/therapy;
Female;
Humans;
Jugular Veins/pathology/radiography;
Stents;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/*complications/pathology/radiography;
Vascular Diseases/*etiology/pathology/therapy
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2011;26(4):460-462
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of central venous stenosis due to a structural deformity caused by a tuberculosis-destroyed lung in a 65-year-old woman. The patient presented with left facial edema. She had a history of pulmonary tuberculosis, and the chest X-ray revealed a collapsed left lung. Angiography showed leftward deviation of the innominate vein leading to kinking and stenosis of the internal jugular vein. Stent insertion improved her facial edema.
