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A patient with tricuspid atresia, Potts' anastomosis, and longstanding pulmonary hypertension expired following expansion of an aneurysm of the pulmonary artery trunk. The aneurysm compressed the atria, obstructing an obligatory atrial septal defect, the superior vena cava and the right pulmonary veins, causing pulmonary edema, massive pleural effusion and superior vena cava syndrome.
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PMID:Pulmonary vein and superior vena cava obstruction due to expanding aneurysm of the pulmonary artery. 333 57

We report the complication of hemopericardium following superior vena cava (SVC) stenting with an uncovered Wallstent in a patient with malignant SVC obstruction. The patient collapsed acutely 15 min following stent placement with hypoxemia and hypotension. A CT scan demonstrated a hemopericardium which was successfully treated with a pericardial drain. The possible complications of SVC stenting, including hemopericardium, pulmonary embolism, mediastinal hematoma, and pulmonary edema from increased venous return resulting from improved hemodynamics, ensure a wide differential diagnosis in the postprocedural collapsed patient and this case emphasizes the important role of contrast-enhanced CT in the peri-resuscitation assessment of these patients.
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PMID:Hemopericardium after superior vena cava stenting for malignant SVC obstruction: the importance of contrast-enhanced CT in the assessment of postprocedural collapse. 1181 46

General anesthesia in patients with mediastinal masses can lead to life-threatening cardiorespiratory complications. We report the cases of 2 pediatric patients with mediastinal masses who developed serious complications during general anesthesia. The first was a 13-year-old boy with a suspected diagnosis of high-grade T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph node disease, and an anterior mediastinal mass. He developed negative pressure pulmonary edema secondary to severe upper airway obstruction in spontaneous ventilation. The second was a 14-year-old boy with Rosai-Dorfman disease and paratracheal lymph node involvement. He developed severe airway obstruction in the early postoperative period. The anesthetic difficulties that arise in these cases include acute airway occlusion, superior vena cava syndrome, pulmonary artery or cardiac compression, acute pulmonary edema, and cardiopulmonary collapse. The technique of choice is induction with inhaled anesthetics and maintenance of spontaneous ventilation. Neuromuscular relaxants are avoided.
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PMID:[Perioperative respiratory complications in pediatric patients with mediastinal masses: a report of 2 cases]. 1730 81