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01-02-2011 | Case Report

Bilateral Breast Enlargement: An Unusual Presentation of Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Hemodialysis Patient with Fibrosing Mediastinitis

Authors: Dong Erk Goo, Yong Jae Kim, Deuk Lin Choi, Kui Hyang Kwon, Seung Boo Yang

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Special Issue 2/2011

Abstract

A 67-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease presented with profound edema of both breasts. The presence of a patent hemodialysis basilic transposition fistula and superior vena cava obstruction (SVC), due to fibrosing mediastinitis, was demonstrated by the use of fistulography. Endovascular treatment with a balloon and stent caused immediate resolution of the breast edema.

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Title: Bilateral Breast Enlargement: An Unusual Presentation of Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Hemodialysis Patient with Fibrosing Mediastinitis
Authors: Dong Erk Goo
Yong Jae Kim
Deuk Lin Choi
Kui Hyang Kwon
Seung Boo Yang
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue Special Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-009-9754-9

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Bilateral Breast Enlargement: An Unusual Presentation of Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Hemodialysis Patient with Fibrosing Mediastinitis

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