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A Correctable Cause of the Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Arthur J. Roberts, MD; Richard B. Jaffe, MD; Lawrence L. Michaelis, MD; Andrew G. Morrow, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1974;109(1):84-86.

Abstract
Twenty-five percent (3/12) of patients recently operated on for ascending aortic aneurysms secondary to cystic medial necrosis had significant obstruction of the superior vena cava that was corrected by repair of the aneurysm. Roentgenograms are useful in outlining the mechanism of obstruction.

Author Affiliations
Bethesda, Md

From the Clinic of Surgery, National Heart and Lung Institute (Drs. Roberts, Michaelis, and Morrow), and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health (Dr. Jaffe), Bethesda, Md.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Jan 29, 1974.

Reprint requests to Clinic of Surgery, National Heart and Lung Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20014 (Dr. Michaelis).

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