Imaging of Hila and Pulmonary Vessels

Ghaye, Benoît

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-79942-9_7

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“…PLSVC is the most common kind of congenital malformations in the thoracic vessels. It was first reported by Edwards et al [1] in 1950 and the latest studies show that the incidence of this deformity is about 0.1–0.5% of the total population, [2] of which about 10% of patients with congenital heart abnormalities [3, 4].…”

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Catheterization in a patient with end-stage renal disease through persistent left superior vena cava: a rare case report and literature review

He¹,

Li²,

et al. 2019

BMC Nephrol

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Background Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a common vena cava malformation, and drains blood into the right atrium via the dilated coronary sinus in most cases. It is usually asymptomatic and detected incidentally during invasive procedures or imaging. Whether the hemodialysis catheters can be placed in PLSVC is still controversial now (Stylianou et al. Hemodial Int 11:42-45, 2007). Case presentation Here we report a rare case of catheterization through PLSVC in an end-stage renal disease (ESRD) male patient whose PLSVC connected with pulmonary vein with insufficient blood flow eventually. Among the other 28 cases included in the literature review, 16 cases were non-tunneled catheter and 12 cases were cuffed, tunneled catheter and most of them could provide adequate blood flow. Conclusion PLSVC is a rare malformation and mostly asymptotic, we believe that PLSVC drains blood into the right atrium with enough inner diameter and blood flow can serve as an alternative site for conventional dialysis access. However, the feasibility of hemodialysis catheterization through it and measures to avoid serious complications are still needed to be discussed.

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