Spiral Vein Graft Treatment Of SVC Syndrome

William Spotnitz, Stephen Cummings, Alan Matsumoto

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-1803
Year Produced: 1992
Length: 10 min.


A 30 year old male with superior vena caval (SVC) syndrome was found to have mediastinal fibrosis with SVC obstruction. He underwent spiral graft placement from the left innominate vein to the right atrium. This video presents the pre- and postoperative imaging studies and the intraoperative surgical procedure. The patient remains asymptomatic.