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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bardet, Jérémy
• Fabre, Dominique
• Brenot, Philippe
• Watkins, Claire
• Fadel, Elie

Titel

Kissing Stents for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Due to Mediastinal Fibrosis

Ist Teil von

• Open journal of cardiovascular surgery, 2018, Vol.10, p.1179065218771900

Ort / Verlag

London, England: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Purpose: To report the endovascular reconstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC), innominate and internal jugular veins following stenosis due to mediastinal fibrosis. Case Report: A 36-year-old female with mediastinal fibrosis was referred for symptomatic SVC syndrome (SVCS). A covered stent was inserted in the SVC with 2 kissing stents in the innominate and jugular veins via anterograde right femoral vein access with sandwich technique. She exhibited near-immediate relief of debilitating symptoms. Computed tomographic scan demonstrated patent vessels at 1 year. Conclusions: Extensive endovascular venous reconstruction is an effective treatment for SVCS due to mediastinal fibrosis.