Comprehensive imaging review of the superior vena cava

SK Sonavane, DM Milner, SP Singh, AK Abdel Aal… - Radiographics, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
The superior vena cava (SVC) is the largest central systemic vein in the mediastinum.
Imaging (ie, radiography, computed tomography [CT], magnetic resonance [MR] …

Saccular superior vena cava aneurysm: case report and comprehensive review

MM Morales, A Anacleto, JCF Leal, VG Greque… - Annals of Vascular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Saccular superior vena cava aneurysms (SVCAs) are one of the rarest causes of
mediastinal masses. Seventy years after the first published case report, to the best of our …

[HTML][HTML] Giant saccular superior vena cava aneurysm—a rare and difficult clinical case

D Janczak, J Skiba, M Gemel, M Mak… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A superior vena cava (SVC) aneurysm is an extremely rare case of vascular malformation in
the chest cavity. This is a report of a case of a 57-year-old woman with a saccular SVC …

[HTML][HTML] Radiological features of uncommon aneurysms of the cardiovascular system

K Kalisz, P Rajiah - World Journal of Radiology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although aortic aneurysms are the most common type encountered clinically, they do not
span the entire spectrum of possible aneurysms of the cardiovascular system. As cross …

Giant superior vena caval aneurysm in a post-Glenn patient

P Panduranga, E Thomas, S Al-Maskari… - … and thoracic surgery, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Aneurysms of mediastinal systemic veins are extremely rare, usually asymptomatic and
incidentally diagnosed during chest radiography. We describe the case of a giant superior …

Saccular aneurysm of superior vena cava treated with percutaneous, transcatheter thrombin injection

T Jargiello, M Durakiewicz, M Sojka… - Cardiovascular and …, 2014 - Springer
We report the case of successful endovascular treatment of large saccular aneurysm of SVC
in a patient with vascular malformation of right hand and chest. Considering the high risk of …

Untreated superior vena cava aneurysm: radiological significance and review of the literature

A Patel, R Cobb, V Rivera… - Case Reports in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Superior vena cava (SVC) aneurysms are a rare entity. The majority of the literature is in the
form of case reports. SVC aneurysms are often an incidental finding with iatrogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Primary fusiform superior vena cava aneurysm

R Sharma, M Ravi, TG Unni - Cardiology Research, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Superior vena cava (SVC) aneurysms are rare mediastinal vascular lesions. We report a
case of a 42-year-old female, who presented to the outpatient department with features …

Vascular lesions of the mediastinum

P Boateng, W Anjum, AS Wechsler - Thoracic surgery clinics, 2009 - Elsevier
This article highlights the vascular lesions that present as mediastinal masses. Some
radiographic findings represent interesting clinical findings that do not require further …

Saccular superior vena cava aneurysm—incidental diagnosis by MDCT

TR Enright, JP Kanne - Clinical radiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Discussion Aneurysms of the intrathoracic systemic veins are rare with less than 30 reported
cases. 6 First described by Abbott in 1950, 8 SVC aneurysms account for the majority of …