Intravascular lipomas (IVL) located in the superior vena cava (SVS) are rare benign primary venous tumors with less than 15 cases reported in the literature. We report a case of a 64-year-old woman with IVL of the SVC extending to the right brachiocephalic vein. She was treated successfully using a hybrid procedure which involved endovascular control of the right subclavian vein and surgical approach via median sternotomy followed by mass resection and use of pericardial patch for vein defect closure.
Material y métodos: Estudio observacional, retrospectivo, unicéntrico. Pacientes mayores de 18 años ingresados en el Centro Médico ABC con el diagnóstico de SST en sus tres variedades en el periodo comprendido entre marzo de 2009 y mayo de 2018 operados por cualquier técnica quirúrgica. Se estudiaron características sociodemográficas, tipos de abordaje quirúrgico y mejoría postoperatoria en síntomas y calidad de vida. Resultados: Se estudio a 23 pacientes (83% mujeres). Todos los pacientes se encontraban sintomáticos al momento de la cirugía. El 62.5% de los procedimientos (15 pacientes, incluyendo el paciente con abordaje bilateral) fueron realizados por abordaje supraclavicular, el 33.3% por abordaje transaxilar y el 4.1% por abordaje supra/infraclavicular. Respondieron a la encuesta de calidad de vida postoperatoria 22 pacientes, con resolución absoluta de la sintomatología en el 96% de los casos. Conclusión: Los resultados son positivos para la resolución quirúrgica del SST con mejoría en sintomatología y calidad de vida, no se encontró diferencia significativa entre los dos tipos de abordaje más frecuente en nuestro hospital.
Background: Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) can either present alone as an isolated condition or in association with other aortic arch or cardiac anomalies. One percent of patients with CoA have concomitant an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA). Purpose: We report the case of a 35-year-old woman with uncontrolled hypertension who was found to have CoA and ARSA. Results: The patient was treated successfully using a hybrid procedure comprising ARSA ligation and subclavian to carotid transposition, followed by thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Conclusions: Patients with CoA should be carefully studied, considering the possible coexistence of other congenital aortic arch defects, such as ARSA. Hybrid repair is a safe and effective approach for this condition.
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