title: Hepatic abscess and umbilical venous catheter: one cannot be cavalier about proper position.
abstract: PURPOSE The umbilical venous catheter (UVC) is routinely used in neonatal intensive care. Incorrect placement may expose the patient to some dangerous complications (i.e. thrombosis, abscesses, etc). We report a case of an hepatic abscess due to incorrect positioning of this device. We describe how the abscess was treated and we emphasize that one cannot be cavalier about proper positioning of the UVC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Padua, Padua - Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fusaro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lo Piccolo
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Scarpa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orzali
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Trafojer
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Zanon