Key result
Right subclavian central venous cannulation in a 51-year-old man inadvertently revealed a persistent left superior vena cava draining into the right atrium via the coronary sinus.
Population
1 adult male admitted to the surgical ICU after a motor vehicle accident, with a medical history of…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
4 days
Authors
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Consider PLSVC in atypical left mediastinal catheter courses; leaves open systematic prevalence assessment in procedural cohorts.
Case Report (n=1)
Persistent left superior vena cava should be considered in the differential diagnosis when a central venous catheter shows an unusual left-sided mediastinal course on chest radiograph.
Azocar et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Persistent left superior vena cava (n=1). Right subclavian central venous cannulation was evaluated. Right subclavian central venous cannulation in a 51-year-old man inadvertently revealed a persistent left superior vena cava draining into the right atrium via the coronary sinus.
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