Right to Left Shunt as a Collateral Circulation in a Patient with Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.1999.41.1.79
- Author:
Young Sun KIM
1
;
Seok Chol JEON
;
Won Jin MOON
;
Yo Won CHOI
;
Heung Suk SEO
;
Chang Kok HAHM
;
Choong Ki PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hanyang University, College of Medicine, Korea. scjeon@email.hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Venae cavae, stenosis or obstruction;
Venae cavae, CT;
Venography, radionuclide
- MeSH:
Collateral Circulation*;
Female;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Pulmonary Veins;
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome*;
Veins;
Vena Cava, Inferior;
Vena Cava, Superior*
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1999;41(1):79-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In patients with superior vena cava syndrome, the form of the collateral circulatory system whichcommuni-cates with the inferior vena cava via various systemic veins usually varics. We found an instance ofunusual collateral circulation : direct communication between the systemic and pulmonary vein in a woman withsuperior vena cava syndrome caused by metastatic lymph node enlargement. In this report, we describe the CT andradionuclide venographic findings.
