Stenting through a portacath for totally occluded superior vena cava in a case of non-Hodgkin s lymphoma.
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.
Patel
Tejas M
TM
Krishna Heart Institute, Ghuma, Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India.
Shah
Sanjay C
SC
Ranjan
Alok
A
Malhotra
Hemant
H
Patel
Rajnikant
R
Gupta
Anoop K
AK
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*