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 2. Procedural details.
| Case | CBCT | Sampling outcome | Stent details | Clinical improvement | Complication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | Invasive carcinoma with squamatous features | Zilver Vena (Cook Medical Inc., Bloomington, IN) 14 mm×6 cm and 16 mm×6 cm | Yes | No |
| 2 | Yes | Small cell carcinoma | Sinus XL (OptiMed, Ettlingen, Germany) 18×100 mm | Yes | Apical pneumothorax |
| 3 | Yes | Non-small cell carcinoma, favor adenocarcinoma | Venovo (Bard, Tempe, USA) 16×80 mm | Yes | No |
| 4 | Yes | Failed: fibromuscular tissue with myxoid stroma | Venovo (Bard, Tempe, USA) 16×120 mm | Yes | No |
| 5 | Yes | Small cell carcinoma | ABRE (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) 2× overlapping 18 mm (10 cm and 6 cm) | No relevant documentation | No |
| CBCT – cone beam computed tomography. | |||||






