“Right atrial-jugular vein graft bypass” for treatment of superior vena cava syndrome caused by protein S deficiency

Ali Vefa Özcan,

Ali Vefa Özcan¹, Mustafa Saçar¹, Gökhan Önem¹, İbrahim Gökşin¹, Hülya Sungurtekin², Ahmet Baltalarlı¹

¹Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medicine Faculty of Pamukkale University, Denizli
²Departments of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Medicine Faculty of Pamukkale University, Denizli

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Superior vena cava syndrome from protein S deficiency was diagnosed in a 32 year-old female. A three month period of medical treatment did not relieve her symptoms. We performed a “right atrial-jugular vein graft bypass” which relieved her symptoms within 10 days. The patient did not develop any complications in the 18 month postoperative period. We present this case with a review of the relevant literature.

Keywords : Protein S deficiency; superior vena cava syndrome; venous surgery

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