[Unusual aberrant location of a left internal jugular catheter].
Although aberrant locations were classical complications of central venous catheterization, the left superior diaphragmatic vein was an exceptional one. A case of this particular complication occurring after left internal jugular venous catheterization is described. The venous dilatation due to portal hypertension was probably partly responsible for this.
D002404:Catheterization; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
Une fausse route peu courante d'un cathéter jugulaire interne gauche.