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NDT Plus Advance Access published online on December 19, 2007
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© The Author [2007]. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Haemodialysis Catheterization via Type II Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava

Dominique Guerrot, Melanie Hanoy and Michel Godin

Department of Nephrology and Haemodialysis, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, F-76031, France

Correspondence: Melanie Hanoy, Department of Nephrology and Haemodialysis, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, F-76031, France. Tel: +33-2-32-88-90-15; Fax: +33-2-32-88-91-15; E-mail: melanie.hanoy@chu-rouen.fr

Key Words: catheter • coronary sinus • haemodialysis • persistent left superior vena cava

Received for publication September 21, 2007. Accepted for publication November 23, 2007.

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   Introduction
 
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is an anatomic variant of central veins, characterised by the persistence of a left-sided superior vena cava. Owing to the frequency of this anomaly, it is important for nephrologists to be aware of the potential per- and post-procedure complications that can be experienced during catheterization in PLSVC patients. We report the case of a 45-year-old patient presenting a rare type II PLSVC, detected after right internal jugular catheterization . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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