Venous pseudo-aneurysm as a late complication of short-term central venous catheterisation.
Complications following central venous catheterisation abound in the medical literature. This reflects the under-estimated potential hazards associated with this procedure as well as an increase in the number of such procedures performed in high-risk patients. We report on a case where a venous pseudo-aneurysm developed four months after the removal of a short-term central venous catheter in a moderately high-risk patient.
Luckraz
Heyman
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The Cardiac Trust Fund, Cardiac Centre, Pamplemousses, Mauritius. HeymanLuckraz@aol.com
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography