Expandable Wallstent for the treatment of obstruction of the superior vena cava.

Palliative treatments for obstruction of the superior vena cava all have disadvantages. The use of a fine braided wire self expanding stent (Wallstent, Schneider (Europe) AG) in patients with malignant and benign causes of superior vena cava obstruction is reported.Five patients with obstruction of the superior vena cava were treated with balloon angioplasty of the stricture and the percutaneous insertion of an expandable Wallstent...