title: The use of the internal thoracic vein for percutaneous central venous access in an infant.
abstract: Central venous access can be challenging in children with thrombosed central veins, particularly those who are dependent on parenteral nutrition. The present report describes a 2-year-old child with short bowel syndrome and chronically thrombosed jugular, subclavian, and femoral veins in whom a tunneled central venous catheter was successfully placed percutaneously via the internal thoracic vein.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA. ahmad.alomari@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Ahmad I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Alomari
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*; D013909:Thorax / Q000098:blood supply*