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Intrahepatic encystment of umbilical vein catheter infusate
1Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
Pediatric Radiology
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Massive hepatomegaly in a 2.1 kg female infant, with an indwelling umbilical vein catheter for total parenteral nutrition, occurred on the 10th day of life. Ultrasound and computed tomography studies revealed a large hepatic cyst filled with the catheter infusate. Percutaneous drainage brought about subsequent recovery. To our knowledge, this complication of umbilical vein catheter use has not been previously reported.