Superior vena cava syndrome due to a retained central venous pressure catheter.
A 70-year-old man had the superior vena cava syndrome. At thoracotomy a retained central venous pressure line was found to be the cause of venous thrombosis at the outlet of the superior vena cava into the right atrium. A retained central venous pressure catheter and catheter-induced venous thrombosis should be added to the list of causes of the benign form of the superior vena cava syndrome.
D000368:Aged; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002496:Central Venous Pressure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery