Obstruction of the superior vena cava or its major tributaries demonstrated by bolus-injection excretory urography

Radiology. 1982 Aug;144(3):499-504. doi: 10.1148/radiology.144.3.7100459.

Abstract

Three cases in which venous obstruction in the thorax was demonstrated by visualization of collateral circulation during bolus-injection excretory urography are presented. Visualization of these collateral vessels is highly suggestive of venous obstruction even if this condition is clinically unsuspected. The diagnosis may be confirmed by radionuclide venography, which is easily performed and noninvasive, and allows determination of the level of obstruction, as well as the degree of collateral flow.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Collateral Circulation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Sulfur
  • Technetium
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urography
  • Vascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vena Cava, Superior* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
  • Sulfur
  • Technetium