Background
Citation | Etiology of proximal esophageal varices | Number of patients | Treatment (n) |
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Central venous catheter | 9 | Angioplasty (2), angioplasty and superior vena cava stenting (2), sclerotherapy and superior vena cava stenting (1), surgical vascular reconstruction (1), removal of central venous catheter (1), supportive care (1) | |
Thoracic Malignancy | 5 | Sclerotherapy (1), band ligation and superior vena cava stenting (1), surgical resection of cancer (1), supportive care (1), not reported (1) | |
Mediastinal Fibrosis | 5 | Conservative (2), steroids (1), Sengstaken-Blakemore tube (1), not reported (1) | |
Superior vena cava obstruction (not otherwise specified) | 4 | Conservative (3), not reported (1) | |
Thyroid goiter | 3 | Band ligation (1), Sengstaken-Blakemore tube (1), surgical resection of thyroid goiter (1) | |
Behcet’s syndrome | 2 | Band ligation (1), supportive care (1) | |
Upper extremity DVT | 2 | Band ligation, angioplasty, and superior vena cava stenting (1), conservative (1) | |
Tincani et al. 1998, Italy [34] | Cirrhosis | 1 | Diagnosis at autopsy |
Malloy et al. 2013, USA [35] | Post Fontan cardiac surgery | 1 | Angioplasty and superior vena cava stenting |
Tsokos et al. 1998, Germany [36] | Post thyroidectomy | 1 | Sclerotherapy |
Areia et al. 2006, Portugal [2] | Pulmonary hypertension | 1 | Supportive care |
Pillai et al. 2013, USA [4] | Hemodialysis reliable outflow (HeRO) graft associated | 1 | Band ligation |
Martorell et al. 1955, Spain [37] | Ligation of SVC | 1 | Not reported |