Superior vena cava syndrome with retropharyngeal edema as a complication of ventriculoatrial shunt

Thirty-seven-year old female with hydrocephalus managed by a ventriculoatrial (VA) shunt presented with upper body edema, dysphagia, and headache. Imaging demonstrated thrombosis of the superior vena cava (SVC). Direct catheter thrombolysis led to resolution of thrombus burden. Superior vena cava th...

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Autores principales: Al-Natour, Mohammed S, Entezami, Pouya, Nazzal, Munier M S, Casabianca, Andrew B, Assaly, Ragheb, Riley, Kalen, Gaudin, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2015
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4614637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26509004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.331

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