Conservative management of superior vena cava injury due to hemodialysis catheter placement: A case report and literature review

Abstract

We reported the case of a 78-year old woman with the inadvertent superior vena cava injury resulting from hemodialysis catheter placement. The catheter was placed through the left internal jugular vein. Hemodynamics were stable. The initial chest film illustrated an extraluminal catheter and mediastinal widening. The patient did not have hemothorax. Computed tomography venography also confirmed the extraluminal position. The catheter was removed at the operating room, and the case was conservatively managed

Keywords

• superior vena cava
• hemodialysis
• internal jugular vein