MANAGEMENT OF SUPERIOR VENA-CAVA OBSTRUCTION WITH SELF-EXPANDING INTRALUMINAL STENTS - 2 CASE-REPORTS

被引:13
作者
ENG, J
SABANATHAN, S
机构
[1] Department of Thoracic Surgery, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, England
来源
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY | 1993年 / 27卷 / 01期
关键词
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; INTRAVASCULAR STENTS;
D O I
10.3109/14017439309099094
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Obstruction of the superior vena cava was relieved in two patients by intraluminal, self-expanding Gianturco stents percutaneously inserted in local anaesthesia. The cause of the obstruction was inoperable oat cell carcinoma of the bronchus in one case and irradiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the right upper lobe in the other case. Stenting gave immediate relief of symptoms in both cases, with no complications. Intraluminal stenting is a useful adjunct in the management of patients with obstruction of the superior vena cava.
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