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Persistence of left superior vena cava: a rare cause of hemodialysis tunneled catheter malposition. 2022

Afonso Santos, and Ana Gaspar, and Anna Lima, and Catarina Brás, and Pedro Campos, and Célia Madeira, and Ana Nassauer Mónica, and Karina Soto
Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Departamento de Nefrologia, Amadora, Lisboa, Portugal.

Hemodialysis central venous catheter (CVC) insertion can be complicated in patients with anomalous vessel anatomy. In such cases detailed knowledge of thoracic vessel anatomy is necessary to identify the exact location of the catheter. Central venous placement under ultrasound control has significantly reduced the complications associated with blind puncture and allows an appropriate puncture of the desired vessel, but the CVC can still get misplaced if it follows an anomalous route. Herein, we report a case of dialysis catheter placed into a left sided superior vena cava, only diagnosed after CT scan study.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
D006435 Renal Dialysis Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION. Dialysis, Extracorporeal,Dialysis, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialysis,Hemodialysis,Dialyses, Extracorporeal,Dialyses, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialyses,Hemodialyses,Renal Dialyses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic
D014683 Vena Cava, Superior The venous trunk which returns blood from the head, neck, upper extremities and chest. Superior Vena Cava,Superior Vena Cavas,Vena Cavas, Superior
D062905 Central Venous Catheters Catheters that are inserted into a large central vein such as a SUBCLAVIAN VEIN or FEMORAL VEIN. Central Venous Catheter,Catheter, Central Venous,Catheters, Central Venous,Venous Catheter, Central,Venous Catheters, Central

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