Skip to main navigation Skip to main content
  • KSIR
  • Contact us

KJIR : Korean Journal of Interventional Radiology

OPEN ACCESS
ABOUT
BROWSE ARTICLES
EDITORIAL POLICY
FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Page Path

1
results for

"Superior vena cava syndrome"

Article category

Keywords

Publication year

Authors

"Superior vena cava syndrome"

Case Report | May 26, 2026

Plug-Assisted Thrombectomy for Extensive SVC Thrombosis: A Case Report
Tae Wook Baek, Ji Hoon Kim, Dong Il Gwon, Ji Hoon Shin, Jin Hyoung Kim
Korean J Interv Radiol 2026;31(2):56-61.
Published online May 26, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64961/kjir.2026.00052
Acute SVC syndrome caused by extensive thrombosis requires prompt endovascular intervention. We report a 48-year-old female with colon cancer presenting with massive chemoport-related thrombosis involving the SVC, right atrium (RA), and bilateral brachiocephalic veins. Due to the lack of an embolic protection filter landing zone, we performed a novel plug-assisted thrombectomy (PAT) technique. A 20-mm vascular plug was positioned at the SVC-RA junction as a temporary tethered filter without detachment. Following mechanical thrombectomy, plug retrieval, and adjunctive balloon dilatation, the patient recovered and was discharged on day 12. This case demonstrates the technical feasibility of PAT as a proof-of-concept approach for embolic protection in patients with extensive SVC thrombosis where conventional filter placement is anatomically precluded.
  • 625 View
  • 14 Download