A Case of Solitary Varices Arising from the Retroperitoneum

Nakamura, Tetsuya; Wakisaka, Munechika; Ohkubo, Hiroshi; Takagishi, Hiroshi

doi:10.1159/000282195

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“…Some reports have described a solitary varicose vein in parts other than the mediastinum, leading to sustained conditions. Intracranial varicose vein rupture, external hemorrhage of leg varicose vein, and a varicose vein arising from the retroperitoneum have been reported as sustained solitary varices in the literature [Nakamura 1991;Roda 1998;Racette 2005]. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a life-threatening solitary mediastinal varicose vein.…”

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Cardiac Tamponade due to a Ruptured Solitary Mediastinal Varix: A Case Report

Kaneda¹,

Onoe²,

Moriwaki³

et al. 2007

The Heart Surgery Forum

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Mediastinal varix is rare. Some reports have noted that the mediastinal vein can become varicose in cases of portal hypertension or obstruction of the vena cava. However, solitary mediastinal varices without portal hypertension or obstruction of the vena cava are very rare. Mediastinal varicose veins have been problematic as pseudotumors, as no symptoms have been described in the literature. We encountered a case of cardiac tamponade due to a ruptured solitary mediastinal varicose vein. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of sustained symptomatic mediastinal varicose vein.

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