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AI InsightWe present a case of severe symptomatic SVC syndrome as a result of fibrosing mediastinitis, which were treated successfully using a polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) graft.
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Abstract
Fibrosing mediastinitis is an uncommon benign disorder characterized by proliferation of dense fibrous tissue within the mediastinum. Affected patients are typically young and present with signs and symptoms related to obstruction of vital mediastinal structures, such as central systemic veins, the esophagus, airways, and pulmonary arteries or veins. The precise cause and pathogenesis of fibrosing mediastinitis in most cases is unknown, and links to infectious and noninfectious causes remain speculative. We present a case of severe symptomatic SVC syndrome as a result of fibrosing mediastinitis, which were treated successfully using a polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) graft.
Özet
Fibröz mediastinit; nadir rastlanılan, benign, mediastenin visceral yapılarında kronik seyirli, sert fibröz dokular oluşturan,inflamatuar bir prosestir. Tipik olarak genç yaşta görülür, santral sistemik venler, özofagus, havayolları, pulmoner arter ve venler gibi mediastinal yapıların tutulumu ile belirti verir. Hastalığın sebepleri ve oluşum mekanizmaları kesin olmamakla beraber infeksiyöz ve non-infeksiyöz sebepler düşünülmektedir. Fibröz mediastinit sonucu vena cava superior sendromu gelişen hastada polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) greft ile yapılan vena cava superior rekonstrüksiyonunu sunmayı amaçladık.