Persistent left superior vena cava identified after cannulation of the right subclavian vein

Ruben J Azocar; Punam Narang; Daniel Talmor; Alan Lisbon; A Murat Kaynar

doi:10.1097/00000539-200208000-00009

Persistent left superior vena cava identified after cannulation of the right subclavian vein

Anesth Analg. 2002 Aug;95(2):305-7, table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200208000-00009.

Authors

Ruben J Azocar¹, Punam Narang, Daniel Talmor, Alan Lisbon, A Murat Kaynar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

PMID: 12145039
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200208000-00009

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with a chest radiograph suggestive of intraarterial placement of a central venous catheter. On investigation, the catheter was located in a previously undiagnosed persistent left superior vena cava.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Catheterization, Peripheral*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography, Thoracic
Subclavian Vein* / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities*
Vena Cava, Superior / diagnostic imaging