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[Diagnosis of a persistent left superior vena cava in the operating room during a central venous catheterization]
E Marret1, J F Meunier, A M Dubousset
1Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, centre hospitalo-universitaire de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|April 27, 2000
Abstract:
A 2-year-old boy was admitted for surgical excision of a hepatoblastome. A central venous catheter was inserted by a subclavian approach, without difficulty. The chest radiograph showed the catheter positioned along the left heart border. The diagnosis of persistent left superior vena cava was suspected after analysis of the central venous pressure curve. An postoperative chest X-ray confirmed the diagnosis. The catheter was maintained for five days without any complication.