SVC syndrome as a late complication of ascending aortic aneurysm repair: MR diagnosis.
Imaging evaluation is important in the follow-up of patients who have undergone surgical repair of the aorta. We present a case in which MR imaging demonstrated compression of the superior vena cava (SVC) as a late complication of ascending aortic aneurysm surgery. This complication led to thrombosis and clinical SVC syndrome.
Haddad
J L
JL
Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
Rofsky
N M
NM
Weinreb
J C
JC
Galloway
A C
AC
D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*