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Venopelvic fistula: a rare complication of hyperalimentation
1Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 2100 Magome Iwatsuki Saitama, 339, Japan.
Pediatric Radiology
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
The prolonged placement of a hyperalimentation catheter via the left great saphenous vein resulted in obstruction of the inferior vena cava and in the formation of a venopelvic fistula. Administration of hyperosmolar fluid via this catheter might be the cause of this complication.