Central venous stenosis caused by traction of the innominate vein due to a tuberculosis-destroyed lung.
We report a case of central venous stenosis due to a structural deformity caused by a tuberculosis-destroyed lung in a 65-year-old woman. The patient presented with left facial edema. She had a history of pulmonary tuberculosis, and the chest X-ray revealed a collapsed left lung. Angiography showed leftward deviation of the innominate vein leading to kinking and stenosis of the internal jugular vein. Stent insertion improved her facial edema.
Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Eun Ju
EJ
Song
Dae Hyun
DH
Baek
Young-Hwan
YH
Hwang
So-Young
SY
Lee
Young-Kwon
YK
Cho
Su-Ah
SA
Sung
D000368:Aged; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002496:Central Venous Pressure; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004487:Edema / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy