title: [Superior vena cava syndrome as initial manifestation of acute aortic dissection: a case report and review of the literature].
abstract: Aortic dissection usually presents with chest pain, abnormal pulses and a widened mediastinum on chest radiograph. It is rarely associated with the superior vena cava syndrome as the first manifestation. This paper presents a patient who had a superior vena cava syndrome as a result of a painless aortic dissection and compared with other previously reported cases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Vascular, Hospital Universitario, Valladolid.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fernández Alonso
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flórez Pelaez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cerezal Garrido
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Echevarría Uribarri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fulquet Carreras
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herreros González
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001011:Aorta; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Síndrome de vena cava superior como primera manifestación de una disección aórtica aguda: presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura.