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Horner syndrome: a rare complication of internal jugular vein cannulation. 1991

A Zeligowsky, and A Szold, and D Seror, and A Vromen, and R Pfeffermann

Department of Surgery, Kaplan University Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.

Percutaneous cannulation of the internal jugular vein is a widely used and accepted method for central venous cannulation, used for parenteral alimentation, fluid administration, and measurement of pressures. A multitude of complications associated with this procedure have been described. Horner syndrome as a rare complication of internal jugular vein cannulation is presented.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007601	Jugular Veins	Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins.	Jugular Vein,Vein, Jugular,Veins, Jugular
D008297	Male		Males
D002405	Catheterization, Central Venous	Placement of an intravenous CATHETER in the subclavian, jugular, or other central vein.	Central Venous Catheterization,Venous Catheterization, Central,Catheterization, Central,Central Catheterization,Catheterizations, Central,Catheterizations, Central Venous,Central Catheterizations,Central Venous Catheterizations,Venous Catheterizations, Central
D006732	Horner Syndrome	A syndrome associated with defective sympathetic innervation to one side of the face, including the eye. Clinical features include MIOSIS; mild BLEPHAROPTOSIS; and hemifacial ANHIDROSIS (decreased sweating)(see HYPOHIDROSIS). Lesions of the BRAIN STEM; cervical SPINAL CORD; first thoracic nerve root; apex of the LUNG; CAROTID ARTERY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; and apex of the ORBIT may cause this condition. (From Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, pp500-11)	Bernard Syndrome,Horner's Syndrome,Miosis, Innervational Defect,Oculosympathetic Syndrome,Bernard's Syndrome,Claude Bernard-Horner Syndrome,Horner Syndrome, Acquired,Horner Syndrome, Central,Horner's Syndrome, Pupil,Ophthalmoplegia, Sympathetic Ocular,Ptosis Sympathetic,Sympathetic Ocular-Ophthalmoplegia,Acquired Horner Syndrome,Bernard Syndromes,Bernards Syndrome,Central Horner Syndrome,Claude Bernard Horner Syndrome,Horner Syndrome, Pupil,Horners Syndrome,Horners Syndrome, Pupil,Ocular Ophthalmoplegia, Sympathetic,Ocular Ophthalmoplegias, Sympathetic,Ocular-Ophthalmoplegia, Sympathetic,Ocular-Ophthalmoplegias, Sympathetic,Oculosympathetic Syndromes,Ophthalmoplegias, Sympathetic Ocular,Pupil Horner's Syndrome,Sympathetic Ocular Ophthalmoplegia,Sympathetic Ocular Ophthalmoplegias,Sympathetic Ocular-Ophthalmoplegias,Syndrome, Acquired Horner,Syndrome, Bernard,Syndrome, Bernard's,Syndrome, Central Horner,Syndrome, Claude Bernard-Horner,Syndrome, Horner,Syndrome, Horner's,Syndrome, Oculosympathetic,Syndrome, Pupil Horner's,Syndromes, Bernard,Syndromes, Oculosympathetic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths