Dialysis catheter-related superior vena cava syndrome with patent vena cava: long term efficacy of unilateral Viatorr stent-graft avoiding catheter manipulation

Korean J Radiol. 2014 May-Jun;15(3):364-9. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2014.15.3.364. Epub 2014 Apr 29.

Abstract

Central venous catheters are the most frequent causes of benign central vein stenosis. We report the case of a 79-year-old woman on hemodialysis through a twin catheter in the right internal jugular vein, presenting with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome with patent SVC. The clinically driven endovascular therapy was conducted to treat the venous syndrome with a unilateral left brachiocephalic stent-graft without manipulation of the well-functioning catheter. The follow-up was uneventful until death 94 months later.

Keywords: Central venous catheter; Central venous stenosis; Dialysis; Stent-graft; Superior vena cava syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brachiocephalic Veins
  • Central Venous Catheters / adverse effects*
  • Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jugular Veins
  • Renal Dialysis / instrumentation
  • Stents*
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / etiology*
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / therapy
  • Vena Cava, Superior