22 March 2021
: Case report
Single-Setting Superior Vena Cava Biopsy and Stenting Utilizing Cone Beam Computed Tomography as an Additional Tool
Management of emergency care
Daniel Yuxuan Ong1ABCDEF, Lawrence Han Hwee Quek1ABCDEF, Ivan Kuang Hsin Huang1ABCDEF, Gavin Hock Tai Lim1ABCDEF, Gabriel Chan1ABCDEF, Yi-Wei Wu1ABCDEF, Seung Wook Ryu1ABCDEF, Uei Pua1ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929048
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929048
Figure 1. A–G were obtained from a 68-year-old man with superior vena cava syndrome. (A, B) Computed tomography demonstrates large soft tissue mass causing superior vena cava obstruction. (C, D) Intra-operative venogram demonstrates superior vena cava obstruction with a filling defect corresponding to the mass seen in the prior computed tomography study. (E, F) Live fluoroscopy with cone beam computed tomography confirms optimal positioning of the argon trans-jugular liver biopsy instrument (horizontal arrows) before biopsy samples were obtained. Note the presence of a retained guidewire from a prior vascular intervention (triangle arrow). Intravenous ultrasound is seen within the brachiocephalic vein (curved arrow). (G) Intra-operative venogram demonstrates relief of the superior vena cava obstruction after stenting.






