Compression of the left brachiocephalic vein by the innominate artery resulting in massive arm edema in a hemodialysis patient.
We report case of extrinsic compression of the left brachiocephalic vein by the innominate resulting in massive edema of the arm in a patient with hemodialysis Gore-Tex graft. To our knowledge, such phenomenon has not been previously reported.
el-Shahawy
M A
MA
Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
Gadallah
M F
MF
Teitelbaum
G P
GP
Kaptein
E
E
Akmal
M
M
D001132:Arm; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*