Absence of right superior vena cava that was not detected by insertion of a pulmonary arterial catheter via the right internal jugular vein.
Pulmonary arterial catheter (PAC) placement under fluoroscopy is a useful and safe method to diagnose certain congenital cardiac anomalies [1]. However, when a PAC for intraoperative monitoring is placed without the aid of fluoroscopy, it may be inadvertently placed into anomalous veins. The following report presents a case of persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) with absence of right superior vena cava, which was not detected by a PAC inserted via the right internal jugular vein.
Department of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
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Hara
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Ota
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Fujita
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Suzuki
D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities*