Persistent left superior vena cava and central venous catheter position: Clinical impact illustrated by four cases

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 315-321

  Schummer, W ^a   Schummer, C ^a   Frober R ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Case report; Central venous catheterization; Superior vena cava; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0142211299     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-003-0138-6     Document Type: Article

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