TY - JOUR
AR - SCR-2020-8-101
TI - Superior Vena Cava Obstruction Secondary to Prolonged Calcium Therapy: A Benign Etiology, Managed by Vein Graft Bypass Surgery
AU - Ahsan Iqbal, Cheema
AU - Chaudhry , Aqeel
AU - Gari , Khan
AU - Yousif , Alqahtani
AU - Thabet , Y Gazal
AU - Ikram , Chaudhry
JO - Surgical Case Reports
PY - 2020
DA - Sat 01, Aug 2020
SN - 2613-5965
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2020.08.01
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/superior-vena-cava-obstruction-secondary-to-prolonged-calcium-therapy_SCR-2020-8-101 
KW - SVC syndrome, calcium therapy, celiac disease, saphenous vein graft
AB - We like to report this case of a 28-year-old lady, who had celiac disease and developed complete Superior
Vena Cava Obstruction secondary to prolonged corrective calcium therapy for refractory Hypocalcemia
through the central venous line. Usually Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS) due to Superior Vena Cava
obstruction (SVCO) has infective and malignant etiologies. Our case is a rare and benign cause, managed
surgically after failed endovascular recanalization by the interventional radiologist.