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Superior vena cava syndrome induced by lung hyperinflation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case report.

Nobuhiro KanajiNaoki WatanabeTakuya InoueHitoshi MizoguchiKosuke SakamotoYuta KomoriKosuke KawadaNorimitsu Kadowaki
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2023)
This case represents the first reported instance of superior vena cava syndrome associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, characterized by lung hyperinflation, in the absence of a giant bulla.
Keyphrases
  • vena cava
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • inferior vena cava
  • case report
  • lung function
  • pulmonary embolism
  • air pollution