Pericardial tube graft in superior vena cava syndrome: a case report

Emrecan, Bilgin; Ozcan, Ali; Sacar, MUSTAFA; Baltalarli, Ahmet

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.059

Pericardial tube graft in superior vena cava syndrome: a case report

Emrecan B., Ozcan A. V., Sacar M., Baltalarli A.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.19, sa.3, ss.437-439, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.059
Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.437-439
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Surgical treatment of superior vena cava syndrome is one of the venous surgeries with acceptable outcomes. In this case report, we present a 46-year-old male superior vena cava syndrome case with signs and symptoms of venous hypertension and stasis of the upper extremity and face with a pericardial tube graft.