Open AccessCase Report: Management of unusual site for contrast media extravasation in right external jugular vein
Author(s) -
Magdy Imam Abdel Aleem Taha Mohamed
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine /the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2090-4762
pISSN - 0378-603X
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejrnm.2015.08.011
Subject(s) - medicine , extravasation , external jugular vein , jugular vein , contrast (vision) , radiology , surgery , optics , pathology , physics
Contrast media extravasation is well known complication during power/pressure injection of contrast material. Despite reports of many cases of extravasation few consequences have been reported. We present a very rare case of contrast media extravasation in the neck after right external jugular vein cannulation which mandated early surgical intervention. On literature search, we did not find any similar report of such unique case