title: Transiliac catheterization of the inferior vena cava for long-term venous access in children.
abstract: In infants and children requiring prolonged, multiple central venous (CV) catheterizations, the superior (SVC) and inferior vena cava may become thrombosed or stenotic, making CV access a difficult problem. Use of the iliac vein may be an acceptable alternative. We report a patient with thrombosis of the SVC in whom the external iliac vein was accessed through a retroperitoneal approach for placement of an implantable port. This technique is easy to perform, and there are no special materials or patient positioning required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo 1-1-1 Kumamoto City, 860 Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sera
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohshiro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Izaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akizuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D020246:Venous Thrombosis