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, vol.19, no.3, pp.437-439, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

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.