[Iatrogenic origin of pleural effusion. A rare complication of the central venous catheter].
METHODS
A 47-year-old woman with unremarkable plain chest X-rays in whom the Seldinger technique was employed to place a central venous line via the jugular vein, a catheter-related pleural effusion developed.


CONCLUSIONS
This case points up the need to exercise care when placing a central venous line, and suggests the need to use contrast medium for the radiological follow-up examination.
Cieslinski
G
G
Zentrum der Inneren Medizin, Universität Frankfurt/M.
Haak
T
T
Klepzig
H
H
Kaltenbach
M
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007601:Jugular Veins; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*