Left mediastinal central line malposition - A case report

Angiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-353

  Moskal, Thomas L ^a,b   Ray Jr , Charles E ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b N Shore Surg Oncology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032969502     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979905000414     Document Type: Article

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