title: Superior vena cava occlusion caused by Behçet disease.
abstract: This case report described a patient of Behçet disease (BD)-related vascular lesions that initially presented as occlusion of superior vena cava (SVC) without any evidence of thrombosis. The patient was treated first by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent implantation, and he developed thrombosis in the stent and then received open bypass operation. Pathologic examination of the SVC specimen and the postoperative manifestations revealed that the underlying cause of his symptoms as BD. Afterward, methylprednisolone plus anticoagulant therapy was routinely given, which relieved the symptoms of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Anbing
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Bi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Xionggang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Chenxi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ouyang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001706:Biopsy; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015607:Stents; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone