Stent implantation for superior vena cava occlusion after the Mustard operation

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2001 Mar;52(3):351-4. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1080.

Abstract

A 25-year-old man who had undergone a Mustard repair for complete transposition of the great arteries 21 years previously developed complete occlusion of the superior vena cava and obstruction of the inferior vena cava. Transcatheter recanalization was performed using needle puncture of the superior obstruction followed by stent implantation into both systemic venous pathways with relief of obstructive symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angioplasty, Balloon / instrumentation
  • Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Radiography
  • Retreatment
  • Stents*
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / therapy*
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / surgery*