Critical Airway Obstruction, Superior Vena Cava Syndrome, and Spontaneous Cardiac Arrest in a Child With Acute Leukemia

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 844-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kam-lun Ellis Hon ◽  
Alex Leung ◽  
Ki-wai Chik ◽  
Chiu-wing Winnie Chu ◽  
Kam-lau Cheung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Acute Leukemia ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Superior Vena Cava ◽  
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ◽  
Superior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Vena Cava Syndrome

scholarly journals Huge Syphilitic Aneurysm of the Thoracic Aorta Complicated with Airway Obstruction and Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-152
Author(s):  
Takashi Yasukawa ◽  
Susumu Manabe ◽  
Daiki Hirayama ◽  
Daisuke Hiraoka ◽  
Sotaro Katsui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Thoracic Aorta ◽  
Superior Vena Cava ◽  
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ◽  
Superior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Vena Cava Syndrome

Giant saccular superior vena cava aneurysm: a rare clinical case

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Superior Vena Cava ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ◽  
Superior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Vena Cava Syndrome

Background: Superior vena cava (SVC) aneurysm is a rare clinical disease. Only around 50 cases have been reported in the medical literature. Case presentation: We report a 22-year-old man with SVC aneurysm with cardiac arrest as the first symptom accompanied by typical superior vena cava syndrome. Conclusion: We suggest that patients with giant SVC aneurysm should avoid sudden changes in posture, and that surgical treatment should be implemented urgently.

Critical Care of Intrathoracic Complications of Lung Cancer

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-113
Author(s):  
Michelle Z. Schultz ◽  
John R. Murren
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Superior Vena Cava ◽  
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ◽  
Superior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Vena Cava Syndrome

Lung cancer is the most common underlying malignancy in cancer patients admitted to intensive care units. Because of the proximity to vital organs in the mediastinum, lung cancer frequently causes complications requiring critical care, including cardiac tamponade, central airway obstruction, massive hemopytsis, and superior vena cava syndrome. In addition, radiation and chemotherapeutic agents used to treat lung cancer may cause life-threatening pneumonitis in a minority of patients. There are several management options available for each complication. Educated decisions must be made based on individual patient circumstances. Technological advances have allowed for successful treatment of the majority of patients with such complications. For example, photoresection with the NdYAG laser can relieve dyspnea in 18% of patients with airway obstruction; hemorrhage can be controlled 80% of the time with bronchial artery embolization; and symptoms of superior vena cava syndrome may be relieved in more than 90% of patients. Although the median survival of cancer patients admitted to the intensive care unit is relatively short, such interventions can effectively palliate symptoms and may prolong survival.

Significance of collateral vessels on the prediction of superior vena cava syndrome on CT

1993 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 704
Author(s):  
Hyun Sook Kim ◽  
Hyung Jin Kim ◽  
Hyeng Gon Lee ◽  
In Oak Ahn ◽  
Sung Hoon Chung
Keyword(s):  
Superior Vena Cava ◽  
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ◽  
Superior Vena ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Vena Cava Syndrome ◽  
Collateral Vessels
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