• Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Feb 2011

    Case Reports

    Bilateral breast enlargement: an unusual presentation of superior vena cava obstruction in a hemodialysis patient with fibrosing mediastinitis.

    • Dong Erk Goo, Yong Jae Kim, Deuk Lin Choi, Kui Hyang Kwon, and Seung Boo Yang.
    • Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, 22 Daesagwan-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-210, Republic of Korea. degoo@hosp.sch.ac.kr
    • Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2011 Feb 1;34 Suppl 2:S195-7.

    AbstractA 67-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease presented with profound edema of both breasts. The presence of a patent hemodialysis basilic transposition fistula and superior vena cava obstruction (SVC), due to fibrosing mediastinitis, was demonstrated by the use of fistulography. Endovascular treatment with a balloon and stent caused immediate resolution of the breast edema.

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