title: Haemodialysis catheter-related right transverse cervical artery pseudoaneurysm and treatment by coil embolization.
abstract: In patients with end-stage renal disease, temporary placement of venous catheters for haemodialysis (HD) is often necessary, and the right internal jugular (RIJ) vein is the usual preferred site of HD catheter placement. We report here a patient who experienced complications because of the development of a pseudoaneurysm of the transverse cervical artery following an apparently uneventful RIJ vein cannulation for temporary HD, using the blind landmark-guided technique. This is a rare complication of RIJ vein cannulation and HD catheter placement. The pseudoaneurysm presented 3 weeks after the procedure and was diagnosed by using colour-Doppler ultrasound, followed by an angiogram, and it was successfully occluded using endovascular coil embolization.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Yui Pong
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Siu
authors.forename: Matthew Kh
authors.initials: MKh
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Wai Lun
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Wai Chuen
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.forename: Tze Hoi
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kwan
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color