ReviewBMC research notes2016
Hemodialysis catheter-associated superior vena cava syndrome and pulmonary embolism: a case report and review of the literature.
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- Catheter-directed thrombectomy combined with angioplasty and stent implantation for superior vena cava syndrome: a case report.Translational cancer research · 2025Article
- Resolution of subdural hemorrhage following interventional treatment of superior vena cava occlusion in a hemodialysis patient: a case report.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- NiagaraFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis 1 Month After Non-Cuffed Hemodialysis Catheter Removal.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Risk factors for hypotension in patients with hemodialysis-associated superior vena cava syndrome.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2024Article
- Balloon venoplasty for disdialysis syndrome due to pacemaker-related superior vena cava syndrome with chylothorax post-bacteraemia: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Asymptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism due to hemodialisys catheter thrombosis: case series and literature review.CEN case reports · 2023Review
- Guidelines on vascular access for hemodialysis from the Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2023Review
- Pathology of catheter-related complications: what we need to know and what should be discovered.The Journal of international medical research · 2022Review
- Iatrogenic superior vena cava syndrome with concomitant deep vein thrombosis of azygos and hemiazygos veins.Radiology case reports · 2021Article
- Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: Etiology, Symptomatology, Diagnosis and Current Treatment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Permanent Hemodialysis Catheter Causing Superior Vena Cava Syndrome.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundHemodialysis (HD) catheters are frequently inserted into the superior vena cava (SVC), and can lead to thrombotic complications. However, to our knowledge, HD catheter-related thrombosis leading to subsequent SVC syndrome, bacteremia, and pulmonary emboli has not been described. CASE PRESENTATION: A 28-year-old dialysis-dependent woman with IgA nephropathy developed facial swelling, head pressure, headache, nausea, dizziness and fever 6 weeks after right internal jugular (IJ) HD catheter placement. Chest and neck imaging demonstrated a non-occlusive thrombus surrounding the HD catheter and extending from the SVC to the junction of the right IJ and right subclavian veins, confirming thrombosis-associated SVC syndrome. Intravenous (IV) anticoagulation was initiated, as well as IV vancomycin for Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteremia. Despite prompt intravenous anticoagulation, 9 and 12 days after initial presentation she developed catheter-associated pulmonary embolism (PE) and PE-associated pulmonary infarction, respectively. Hypercoagulable workup was negative. The HD catheter was eventually replaced, HD resumed, and the patient was transitioned from intravenous to oral anticoagulation and discharged. Nine months later, she underwent successful renal transplantation.
conclusionSVC syndrome and pulmonary embolism are potential consequences of HD catheter-related thrombosis. Given the frequency of HD catheter placement, physicians should be aware of these potential complications in any patient with HD catheter-related thrombosis.
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