title: Stenting of the superior vena cava and left brachiocephalic vein with preserving the central venous catheter in situ.
abstract: Stenting of the central veins is well established for treating localized venous stenosis. The techniques regarding catheter preservation for central venous catheters in the superior vena cava have been described. We describe here a method for stent implantation in the superior vena cava and the left brachiocephalic vein, and principally via a single jugular venous puncture, while saving a left sided jugular central venous catheter in a patient suffering from central venous stenosis of the superior vena cava and the left brachiocephalic vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany. isfort@ukaachen.de
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Isfort
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Penzkofer
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goerg
authors.forename: Andreas H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mahnken
mesh_terms: D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D015607:Stents; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology*