Iatrogenic superior vena cava syndrome with spontaneous improvement

We describe a patient in whom superior vena cava syndrome developed after central venous catheterization and infusion of caustic medications. The diagnosis was proven by venography. Because anticoagulant therapy was contraindicated, the patient was clinically observed and the syndrome improved spont...

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Published inSouthern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 72; no. 7; p. 876
Main Authors Shirkhoda, A, Rubin, B E, Shahvari, M B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1979
Subjects
Catheterization - adverse effects
Female
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Middle Aged
Syndrome
Thrombophlebitis - complications
Thrombophlebitis - etiology
Vascular Diseases - etiology
Vena Cava, Superior
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Summary:We describe a patient in whom superior vena cava syndrome developed after central venous catheterization and infusion of caustic medications. The diagnosis was proven by venography. Because anticoagulant therapy was contraindicated, the patient was clinically observed and the syndrome improved spontaneously. Follow-up venographic examination was normal.
ISSN:0038-4348
DOI:10.1097/00007611-197907000-00032