title: Cardiac tamponade after malignant superior vena cava stenting: Two case reports and brief review of the literature.
abstract: Percutaneous stenting of the superior vena cava (SVC) is usually recommended as a palliative procedure for malignant SVC obstruction with low reported morbidity. Complications are uncommon and usually of minor consequence. We report two unusual cases of cardiac tamponade following SVC stenting in patients with malignant SVC syndrome. Echocardiography allows rapid diagnosis and guides pericardial drainage in the interventional radiology suite.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Hotel-Dieu, Teaching Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, France.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Da Ines
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chabrot
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Motreff
authors.forename: Agaïcha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alfidja
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cassagnes
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Filaire
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Garcier
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boyer
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000150:complications; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery