Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Identified during Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Line Placement

Introduction A persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) is found in 0.3 to 0.5% of the general population. It is seen in up to 10% of the patients with a congenital cardiac anomaly, being the most common thoracic venous anomaly, and is usually asymptomatic. Being familiar with such anomaly could hel...

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Main Authors: Arvind Borde, Vivek Ukirde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1703990