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Case Reports
Persistent left superior vena cava leads to catheter malposition during PICC Port placement.
- Evangelos A Konstantinou, Theodoros D Mariolis Sapsakos, Theodoros A Katsoulas, Dimitrios Velecheris, Dimitrios Tsitsimelis, and Gerasimos Bonatsos.
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Surgery, Agioi Anargyroi Oncology Hospital, Athens - Greece.
- J Vasc Access. 2016 Mar 9; 17 (2): e29-31.
IntroductionWe present a case of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) port placement where the catheter had been malpositioned to the persistent left superior vena cava.MethodsDespite the obvious elevation of the P-wave signaling proximity of the catheter tip to the sinus node, the catheter was not in the desired location within the superior vena cava or the right atrium, because of the presence of a persistent left superior vena cava. Computed tomography was used in order to locate the catheter.ResultsThe catheter was located in the persistent left superior vena cava.ConclusionsMalpositioning of the catheter in the persistent left superior vena cava occurs in 0.3%-0.5% of patients. The catheter was subsequently removed.
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