Open AccessPersistent left superior vena cava in a hemodialysis patient
Author(s) -
Anvesh Golla,
Sree Bhushan Raju,
S. Rammurti,
K. Prasad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_245_17
Subject(s) - medicine , persistent left superior vena cava , radiology , digital subtraction angiography , angiography , internal jugular vein , radiography , hemodialysis , coronary sinus
Awareness of persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC), a rare congenital variant is helpful to a clinician to avoid the unnecessary complications. We report a case of PLSVC in a patient with chronic kidney disease which was identified following a difficult catheterization into the right internal jugular vein (IJV). The catheterization was attempted through the left IJV and the position of which could not be confirmed with check radiograph and two-dimensional echo. PLSVC was suspected in the computed tomography angiography and was confirmed following digital subtraction angiography.