Downhill esophageal varices
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SVC stenosis (blue arrow) is noted. Collaterals noted (red arrows) via collateral branches to the intercostal and inferior phrenic vein.
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Updates to Study Attributes
1. SVC stenosis is noted.
2. Collaterals noted via collateral branches to the intercostal and inferior phrenic vein.
3. These are systemic to systemic collaterals and not systemic to portal collaterals.
Updates to Study Attributes
SVC stenosis close to RA junction (blue arrow).
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PatientThe patient previously had a right sided port o catheter-sided Port-A-Cath. The catheter had been removed for a clot or stenosis seen on CT neck a few months prior in a different hospital.
This history is important as a radiologist sees the collaterals very often and would not call it a varix unless that history is provided in detail.
Downhill esophageal varix secondary to SVC stenosis after long standing-standing catheter placement like port o catha Port-A-Cath or dialysis catheter is under reportedunderreported by radiologists,
-<p>Patient previously had a right sided port o catheter. The catheter had been removed for a clot or stenosis seen on CT neck a few months prior in a different hospital.</p><p>This history is important as a radiologist sees the collaterals very often and would not call it a varix unless that history is provided in detail.</p><p>Downhill esophageal varix secondary to SVC stenosis after long standing catheter placement like port o cath or dialysis catheter is under reported by radiologists,</p><p> </p>- +<p>The patient previously had a right-sided <a title="Port-a-Cath" href="/articles/implantable-port">Port-A-Cath</a>. The catheter had been removed for a clot or stenosis seen on CT neck a few months prior in a different hospital. This history is important as a radiologist sees the collaterals very often and would not call it a varix unless that history is provided in detail.</p><p>Downhill esophageal varix secondary to <a title="Superior vena cava obstruction" href="/articles/superior-vena-cava-obstruction">SVC stenosis</a> after long-standing catheter placement like a Port-A-Cath or dialysis catheter is underreported by radiologists,</p>