1.Central Venous Stenosis Caused by Traction of the Innominate Vein due to a Tuberculosis-Destroyed Lung.
Eun Ju SONG ; Dae Hyun BAEK ; Young Hwan HWANG ; So Young LEE ; Young Kwon CHO ; Su Ah SUNG
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2011;26(4):460-462
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.
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Brachiocephalic Veins/*pathology/radiography
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*Central Venous Pressure
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Constriction, Pathologic/*etiology/pathology/therapy
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Edema/therapy
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Female
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Humans
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Jugular Veins/pathology/radiography
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Stents
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/*complications/pathology/radiography
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Vascular Diseases/*etiology/pathology/therapy