Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Superior vena cava obstruction presenting with epistaxis, haemoptysis and gastro-intestinal haemorrhage in two men receiving haemodialysis with central venous catheters: two case reports | JOURNAL OF MEDICAL Sr CASE REPORTS Open Access Case report Superior vena cava obstruction presenting with epistaxis haemoptysis and gastro-intestinal haemorrhage in two men receiving haemodialysis with central venous catheters two case reports Seerapani Gopaluni and Paul Warwicker Address Renal Unit Lister Hospital Stevenage SG1 4AB UK Email SG - drseerapani@ Corresponding author Published 27 May 2009 Received 24 February 2008 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 6180 doi 1752-1947-3-6180 Accepted 22 January 2009 This article is available from http jmedicalcasereports article view 6180 2009 Gopaluni and Warwicker licensee Cases Network Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Superior vena cava SVC obstruction secondary to central venous catheterization is an increasingly recognized complication. Case presentation We present two cases of superior vena cava obstruction secondary to indwelling central venous catheters used for haemodialysis access. One of the patients developed the unusual complications of torrential epistaxis and haemoptysis which has been reported only once so far in the literature. The other patient developed melaena secondary to downhill oesophageal varices. We briefly discuss the pathophysiology symptoms and signs investigations and management of superior vena cava obstruction and thrombosis. Conclusion Increasing use of central venous access for haemodialysis will increase the incidence of central venous stenosis thrombosis and exhaustion. Superior vena cava obstruction is likely to be an increasingly recognised complication of vascular access in the future. Introduction Superior vena cava SVC obstruction and thrombosis caused by indwelling venous .
