Vascular catheter mimicking persistent left superior vena cava.
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.
Galetta
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Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. mimgaletta@yahoo.com
Petrella
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F
Borri
A
A
Gasparri
R
R
Spaggiari
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L