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
Table 1. Patient demographics.
| Case | Age | Sex | Comorbidities | SVCS related symptoms | Pre-operative CT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 | Male | Hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease | Facial swelling | Yes |
| 2 | 55 | Male | Meningioma, benign prostate hyperplasia | Facial swelling, shortness of breath | Yes |
| 3 | 43 | Female | Iron deficiency anemia | Neck and facial swelling | Yes |
| 4 | 69 | Male | Diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, schizophrenia, epilepsy | Eye swelling, dilated neck and chest veins | Yes |
| 5 | 67 | Male | Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, schizophrenia | Impending symptoms | Yes |
| SVCS – superior vena cava syndrome, CT – computed tomography. | |||||






