Horner's syndrome secondary to hydromediastinum. A complication of extravascular migration of a central venous catheter.
We report the findings in a patient who developed Horner's syndrome as the first manifestation of mediastinal migration of a central venous catheter that resulted in hydromediastinum and hydrothorax. The pathogenesis of this complication of central venous catheterization is discussed.
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged