Superior vena cava-to-inferior vena cava bridging stent technique for cavo-atrial junction stenosis: a case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endovascular bridging stents are relatively underreported but effective methods to increase the diameter of stenosed segments of the superior and inferior cavo-atrial junction. This case report describes the use of superior to inferior vena cava bridging stents to resolve cavo-atrial junction stenoses in three patients with distinct mediastinal masses.

Case summary

All patients presented symptomatically with shortness of breath, as well as lower limb oedema, facial and neck swelling, and/or a cough. SVC-to-IVC bridging stents were selected as the appropriate intervention for these patients due to progressive symptoms, a lack of alternatives treatment options, and the anatomical proximity of the stenoses to the right atrium. More than 30-month follow-up showed a du

SUBMITTER: Provost C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12908081 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature