Subclavian catheterization for the placement of a ventriculovenous shunt.
Repeated nonfunction of the distal end of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt led to an unsuccessful attempt to introduce the distal catheter into the vena cava through the jugular vein. Subclavian catheterization utilizing a cardiac pacemaker introducer set proved to be a simple and effective means of establishing a ventriculovenous shunt.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010536:Peritoneovenous Shunt / Q000379:methods*; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000502:physiology*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*