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Implanted central venous catheter-related acute superior vena cava syndrome: management by metallic stent and endovascular repositioning of the catheter tip

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We describe a case of a 49-year-old woman with stage-IIIB lung adenocarcinoma who experienced an acute superior vena cava syndrome related to an implanted central venous catheter without associated venous thrombosis. The catheter was surgically implanted for chemotherapy. Superior vena cava syndrome appeared after the procedure and was due to insertion of the catheter through a subclinical stenosis of the superior vena cava. Complete resolution of the patient's symptoms was obtained using stent placement and endovascular repositioning of the catheter tip.

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  1. Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, 9 avenue Charles de Gaulle, F-92104 Boulogne, France, , , , , , FR

    S. D. Qanadli, B. Mesurolle, J. F. Sissakian, S. Chagnon & P. Lacombe

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Received: 24 April 1999; Revised: 8 February 2000; Accepted: 9 February 2000

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Qanadli, S., Mesurolle, B., Sissakian, J. et al. Implanted central venous catheter-related acute superior vena cava syndrome: management by metallic stent and endovascular repositioning of the catheter tip. Eur Radiol 10, 1329–1331 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300000361

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