VENOPELVIC FISTULA - A RARE COMPLICATION OF HYPERALIMENTATION

Authors
AIHARA T TAKANO H HIRATA A IMAIZUMI S
Citation
T. Aihara et al., VENOPELVIC FISTULA - A RARE COMPLICATION OF HYPERALIMENTATION, Pediatric radiology, 26(3), 1996, pp. 198-199
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010449
Volume
26
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
198 - 199
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(1996)26:3<198:VF-ARC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The prolonged placement of a hyperalimentation catheter via the left g reat saphenous vein resulted in obstruction of the inferior vena cava and in the formation of a venopelvic fistula. Administration of hypero smolar fluid via this catheter might be the cause of this complication .