OBSTRUCTION OF THE SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR VENAE CAVAE IN THE SAME INDIVIDUAL
Authors: R E MITCHELL, J L GRINDLE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 October 1953OBSTRUCTION OF THE SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR VENAE CAVAE IN THE SAME INDIVIDUALROBERT EDGAR MITCHELL JR., M.D., JACK L. GRINDLE, M.D.ROBERT EDGAR MITCHELL JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JACK L. GRINDLE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-4-936 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThrombosis or obstruction of the superior vena cava is not infrequently encountered in clinical medicine.4 Likewise, thrombosis, obstruction, or ligation of the inferior vena cava is also encountered. However, the occurrence of obstruction of both the superior and inferior venae cavae in the same individual presents such problems of venous return that the following case is presented in some detail.CASE REPORTA 32 year old Negro male bartender was referred to Charity Hospital of New Orleans with the chief complaints of "shortness of breath and swelling of the legs and abdomen."In August, 1948, swelling of the abdomen and...Bibliography1. Brown AL: Complete occlusion of the superior vena cava by primary carcinoma of the lung, Arch. Surg. 21: 959, 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Barth , cited by Osler, W.: On obliteration of the superior vena cava, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 14: 169, 1903. Google Scholar3. DanaMcIntosh HWR: Obstruction of the superior vena cava by primary carcinoma of the lung, Am. J. M. Sc. 163: 411, 1922. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. OchsnerDixon AJL: Superior vena caval thrombosis, J. Thoracic Surg. 5: 641, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. GraySkinner HKIC: Constrictive occlusion of the superior vena cava, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 72: 923, 1941. Google Scholar6. PilcherOverholt LSRH: Venous obstruction in the upper mediastinum, Ann. Surg. 100: 74, 1934. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. AltschuleIglauerZamcheck MDAN: Respiration and circulation in patients with obstruction of the superior vena cava; cerebral factors in dyspnea and orthopnea, Arch. Int. Med. 75: 24, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Soloff LA: The syndrome of superior vena caval obstruction, Am. Heart J. 18: 318, 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. EhrlichBallonGraham WHCEA: Superior vena cava obstruction with consideration of the possible relief of symptoms by mediastinal decompression, J. Thoracic Surg. 3: 352, 1934. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. HusseyKatzYater HHSWM: The superior vena caval syndrome, report of 35 cases, Am. Heart J. 31: 1, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. FerrisWilliams EBRW: The clinical value of comparative measurements of the pressure in the femoral and cubital veins, Am. Heart J. 13: 431, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. VealHussey JRHH: Use of "exercise tests" in connection with venous pressure measurements for detection of venous obstruction in upper and lower extremities, Am. Heart J. 20: 308, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. ArmstrongCogginHendrickson ELCBHS: Spontaneous arteriovenous aneurysms of the thorax, Arch. Int. Med. 63: 298, 1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. Hitzig WM: On mechanisms of inspiratory filling of the cervical veins and pulsus paradoxus in venous hypertension, J. Mt. Sinai Hosp. 8: 625, 1942. Google Scholar15. DavidGratton PJ: Syndrome de la veine cava superieure, Union méd. du Canada 79: 257, 1950. Google Scholar16. Lutembacher R: Obliteration de la veine cave superieure et tumeur du mediastin, Presse méd. 47: 643, 1946. Google Scholar17. Gravano L: Obliteracion cronica de la vena cava superior, Dia méd. 63: 2021, 1947. Google Scholar18. Renbourn ET: Thrombosis of the superior vena cava, Thorax 1: 257, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar19. LianAbaza CA: La dissociation de la pression veineuse et de la vitresse circulatoire, signe caracteristique de l'obstruction de la veine cave superieure, Bull. et mém. Soc. méd. d. hôp. de Paris 51: 750, 1935. Google Scholar20. JordanKindred HEJE: Textbook of embryology, 4th Ed., 1942, D. Appleton-Century Company, New York. Google Scholar21. Lewis WL: Gray's Anatomy of the human body, 24th Ed., 1944, Lea and Febiger Company, Philadelphia. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Orleans, Louisiana*Received for publication March 25, 1953.From the Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, and the Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe nephrotic syndrome following thrombosis of the inferior vena cavaKrankheiten der Gefäße 1 October 1953Volume 39, Issue 4Page: 936-948KeywordsDyspneaInferior vena cavaInflammationLigation assaySurgeryThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...