title: Stereotactic technique of catheter placement in the stump of the superior vena cava in children with impaired venous access.
abstract: The long-term survival of children with irreversible intestinal failure is often dependent on adequate central venous access for the administration of parenteral nutrition. In children with occlusion of major central thoracic veins, innovative techniques to establish venous access have been described in the literature. The present report describes an innovative stereotactic technique of catheter insertion in children with occluded internal jugular and brachiocephalic veins. The catheter is inserted percutaneously from the neck into the distal patent stump of the superior vena cava communicating with the right atrium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Chetan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Giovanni
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharif
authors.forename: Girish L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Gupte
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior