Open AccessLeft brachiocephalic vein–right atrial bypass in superior vena cava syndrome
Author(s) -
Hasan Reyhanoğlu,
Kaan Özcan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cardiovascular journal of south africa/cardiovascular journal of southern africa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1680-0745
pISSN - 1015-9657
DOI - 10.5830/cvja-2021-025
Subject(s) - medicine , superior vena cava , brachiocephalic vein , superior vena cava syndrome , vein , surgery , stenosis , cardiology , radiology
Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a condition with total or partial stenosis in the superior vena cava (SVC) as a result of intrathoracic malignancies or microtrauma caused by central venous catheterisation. Various invasive and surgical interventions are performed to provide venous drainage in these patients whose head and neck venous blood flow is impaired. In this case report, we report on a bypass performed with a synthetic graft between the left brachiocephalic vein and the right atrium in a patient with SVCS.