BIOMAT Database Logo BIOMAT Database Logo

Catheter fragment removal from a persistent left superior vena cava in a pediatric patient. 2023

Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA. sbonitto@gwmail.gwu.edu.

Tunneled central venous catheters and ports provide a long-term method of delivering nutrition, hydration, or medications in children. When these devices are no longer needed, it is best practice to remove them entirely. Complications associated with having long-term venous access devices or the process of device removal include site infections, venous thrombosis or occlusion, device fracture, and possible migration of fractured fragments. We present a case of catheter fragmentation that occurred in a pediatric patient during removal of a 3-year-old left chest port that had been placed into a left superior vena cava (SVC).

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
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000083402 Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Finding of the SUPERIOR VENA CAVA on the left instead of the usual right side of the ASCENDING AORTA. In bilateral superior vena cava it is found on both sides. Bilateral SVC,Bilateral Superior Caval Veins,Bilateral Superior Vena Cava,Left Sided Superior Vena Cava,Left-Sided Superior Vena Cava,PLSVC,Persistent LSVC,SVC Duplication,Superior Vena Caval Duplication,LSVC, Persistent,SVC Duplications,SVC, Bilateral
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
D020878 Device Removal Removal of an implanted therapeutic or prosthetic device. Device Removals,Removal, Device,Removals, Device
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

Related Publications

Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
[Catheter complications in persistent left superior vena cava].
September 2014, Der Anaesthesist,
Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
Vascular catheter mimicking persistent left superior vena cava.
April 2009, The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon,
Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
Persistent left superior vena cava in pediatric patients.
January 2009, The journal of vascular access,
Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
Central venous catheter placement in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava.
January 2024, Anaesthesia reports,
Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
Persistent left superior vena cava complicating pacemaker catheter insertion.
April 1972, Chest,
Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
Permanent catheter implantation via a persistent left superior vena cava.
July 2003, Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association,
Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
Hemodialysis catheter placement via a persistent left superior vena cava.
April 2009, Clinical nephrology,
Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava in a Hemodialysis Patient.
January 2018, Indian journal of nephrology,
Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
Double superior vena cava with a persistent left superior vena cava.
January 2008, Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan),
Stephano Bonitto, and Bhupender Yadav, and Ranjith Vellody, and Elisabeth Meagher
[Dialysis catheter placement in a persistent left-sided superior vena cava].
October 2018, Ugeskrift for laeger,
Copied contents to your clipboard!