Superior vena cava syndrome as a result of thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome

S Calişkan; L Sever; A Sarioğlu; T Sarioğlu; O Kasapçopur; N Arisoy

Case Report

Turk J Pediatr 1997; 39(4): 561-564.

Superior vena cava syndrome as a result of thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome

Authors

S Calişkan

L Sever

A Sarioğlu

T Sarioğlu

O Kasapçopur

N Arisoy

Affiliations

Turk J Pediatr 1997; 39(4): 561-564.

Published: October 25, 1997

Abstract

A three-year-old nephrotic girl is presented with vena cava superior syndrome. Angiography showed obliteration of the distal ends of both axillary veins and echocardiographic examination revealed a mobile mass in the right atrium. A thrombus originating from the vena cava superior with a stalk extending to the right atrium was surgically removed. To our knowledge, vena cava superior thrombosis in nephrotic syndrome has not been reported previously.

Copyright and license

Copyright © 1997 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to cite

Calişkan S, Sever L, Sarioğlu A, Sarioğlu T, Kasapçopur O, Arisoy N. Superior vena cava syndrome as a result of thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome. Turk J Pediatr 1997; 39: 561-564.