title: Vascular catheter mimicking persistent left superior vena cava.
abstract: We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with a double vascular catheter mimicking a false persistent left superior vena cava on a chest X-ray. Physicians should be aware of the correct course of these catheters in order to avoid serious clinical consequences.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. mimgaletta@yahoo.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Galetta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petrella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gasparri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spaggiari