Computed tomography-guided central venous catheter placement in a patient with superior vena cava and inferior vena cava occlusion

Authors
Rivero, MA Shaw, DWW Schaller, RT
Citation
Ma. Rivero et al., Computed tomography-guided central venous catheter placement in a patient with superior vena cava and inferior vena cava occlusion, CARDIO IN R, 22(1), 1999, pp. 81-83
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01741551 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
81 - 83
Database
ISI
SICI code
0174-1551(199901/02)22:1<81:CTCVCP>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
An 18-year-old man with a gastrointestinal hypomotility syndrome required l ifelong parenteral nutrition. Both the superior and inferior vena cava were occluded. Computed tomography guidance was used to place a long-term centr al venous catheter via a large tributary to the azygos vein.