Key result
Placement of a haemodialysis catheter through the left internal jugular vein in a 62-year-old woman led to the detection of a persistent left superior vena cava, which was removed without complications.
Population
62-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease (n=1)
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
outpatient follow-up
Authors
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Left internal jugular access may incidentally detect persistent left superior vena cava; single case leaves open need for confirmatory data.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the incidental finding of a persistent left superior vena cava during haemodialysis catheter placement and its safe management.
Boodhun et al. (2018) conducted a case report in End-stage renal disease with persistent left superior vena cava (n=1). Haemodialysis catheter placement through the left internal jugular vein was evaluated on Detection of persistent left superior vena cava and catheter removal without complications. Placement of a haemodialysis catheter through the left internal jugular vein in a 62-year-old woman led to the detection of a persistent left superior vena cava, which was removed without complications.
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