title: Persistent left superior vena cava: diagnosis and implications for the interventional nephrologist.
abstract: Awareness and recognition of anatomic anomalies of the great vessels of the neck and chest are important for the interventional nephrologist, as central venous catheter placement is a common procedure. A persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common thoracic venous anomaly (0.3-0.5% of the population), and can present difficulty during internal jugular or subclavian vein catheter insertion, as well as pose a diagnostic dilemma. In this report, two cases of PLSVC are described, and the clinical significance and diagnosis of PLSVC are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. hwasse@emory.edu
authors.forename: Haimanot
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wasse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009398:Nephrology; D011859:Radiography; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D017131:Thrombectomy; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery