title: SVC syndrome with a patent SVC: treatment of internal jugular venous occlusion after surgical and radiation therapy of esophageal cancer.
abstract: A patient is described in whom recanalization and stent placement in an occluded internal jugular vein was performed for the treatment of refractory facial edema initially thought to be lymphedema. The authors describe the combination of venous obstructions leading to this clinical presentation, which they term "SVC syndrome with a patent SVC."
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology and Rehabilitative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Justin C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Riutta
authors.forename: Andrea L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Cheville
authors.forename: Scott O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Trerotola
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014139:Tracheostomy
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants