Endovascular treatment of benign superior vena cava syndrome: Venographic patterns and implications for treatment;Trattamento endovascolare nella sindrome della vena cava superiore da causa benigna: Aspetti flebografici ed implicazioni terapeutiche

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-369

  Pieri, Stefano ^a,b   Agresti, Paolo ^a   Carnabuci, Antonio ^a   Pizzarelli, Stefania ^a   Ianniello, Stefania ^a   De'Medici, Lorenzo ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Percutaneous therapy; Stent; Superior vena cava syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BALLOON DILATATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RADIATION INJURY; SCINTIPHLEBOGRAPHY; STENT; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; STENTS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 29744457115     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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