Untreated Superior Vena Cava Aneurysm: Radiological Significance and Review of the Literature
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, congenital, or idiopathic etiologies. Treatment goals focus on preventing theoretical rupture or thrombus formation. Man...
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| description | 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, congenital, or idiopathic etiologies. Treatment goals focus on preventing theoretical rupture or thrombus formation. Management options include observation, conservative medical management, surgical excision, and thrombin injection. We present a 73-year-old female with an incidental SVC aneurysm discovered on computed tomography (CT) of the thorax. The patient was observed without intervention for greater than 6 years. No complications were attributable to the SVC aneurysm during follow-up or over the course of the patient’s life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-356e4f33ca8e473fb9af168fb925e5052025-02-03T05:58:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702016-01-01201610.1155/2016/69607576960757Untreated Superior Vena Cava Aneurysm: Radiological Significance and Review of the LiteratureAbhinav Patel0Ryan Cobb1Victor Rivera2Scott Simpson3Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USATemple University Hospital Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Philadelphia, PA, USALewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USATemple University Hospital Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Philadelphia, PA, USASuperior 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, congenital, or idiopathic etiologies. Treatment goals focus on preventing theoretical rupture or thrombus formation. Management options include observation, conservative medical management, surgical excision, and thrombin injection. We present a 73-year-old female with an incidental SVC aneurysm discovered on computed tomography (CT) of the thorax. The patient was observed without intervention for greater than 6 years. No complications were attributable to the SVC aneurysm during follow-up or over the course of the patient’s life.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6960757 |
| spellingShingle | Abhinav Patel Ryan Cobb Victor Rivera Scott Simpson Untreated Superior Vena Cava Aneurysm: Radiological Significance and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Radiology |
| title | Untreated Superior Vena Cava Aneurysm: Radiological Significance and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Untreated Superior Vena Cava Aneurysm: Radiological Significance and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Untreated Superior Vena Cava Aneurysm: Radiological Significance and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Untreated Superior Vena Cava Aneurysm: Radiological Significance and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Untreated Superior Vena Cava Aneurysm: Radiological Significance and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | untreated superior vena cava aneurysm radiological significance and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6960757 |
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