title: [Endovascular treatment, with "kissing stents" technique, of superior vena cava syndrome in patient with lung cancer].
abstract: Presented in the article an intravascular method of treatment with stents implantation was effective for symptoms relief and physical signs correction, in 63-year-old patient with advanced lung cancer and SVCS purely responsive to palliative radiotherapy, chemiotherapy (toxic haematological effects) and steroids. The treatment improved the patient's quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Pracownia Radiologii Naczyniowej Katedry Radiologii UM im K Marcinkowskiego. robertju@wp.pl
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Juszkat
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zaporowska-Stachowiak
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stanisławska
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Łuczak
mesh_terms: D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D015607:Stents; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*