Bilgin EMRECAN, Ali Vefa ÖZCAN, Ahmet BALTALARLI, Mustafa SAÇAR

Pericardial tube graft in superior vena cava syndrome: a case report

Superior vena kava sendromunun cerrahi tedavisi venöz cerrahiler arasında sonuçları kabul edilebilir olanlardan birisidir. Bu olgu sunumunda perikardiyal tüp greft ile üst ekstremitede ve yüzde venöz hipertansiyon ve staz belirti ve bulguları olan superiyor vena kava sendromlu 46 yaşında erkek bir olgu sunulmaktadır.

Superiyor vena kava sendromunda perikardiyal tüp grefti: olgu sunumu

Surgical treatment of superior vena cava syndrome is one of the venous surgeries with acceptable outcomes. In this case report, we present a 46-year-old male superior vena cava syndrome case with signs and symptoms of venous hypertension and stasis of the upper extremity and face with a pericardial tube graft.

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