title: Stenting through a portacath for totally occluded superior vena cava in a case of non-Hodgkin s lymphoma.
abstract: Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome often presents with slowly progressive symptoms worsening over weeks or may cause abrupt symptoms and constitute a true medical emergency. Percutaneous intervention is the treatment of choice. We report a case of SVC stenting in a middle-aged woman with SVC obstruction secondary to portacath insertion for chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Krishna Heart Institute, Ghuma, Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India.
authors.forename: Tejas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Sanjay C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranjan
authors.forename: Hemant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Rajnikant
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Anoop K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015607:Stents; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*