Persistent left superior vena cava: An incidental finding during central venous catheterization - A case report

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-111

  Danielpour, Payman J ^a,b   Aalberg, Joshua K ^a,b   El Ramey, Margarita ^a,b   Sivina, Manuel ^a,b   Wodnicki, Henry ^a,b  

^a Department of Surgery ^*

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN MALFORMATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 13244271252     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440503900111     Document Type: Article

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