Transhepatic venous approach for balloon-assisted cervical collateral venous access

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2011 Dec;34(6):1312-5. doi: 10.1007/s00270-011-0125-y. Epub 2011 Feb 18.

Abstract

Central venous catheter placement is indicated in many situations, and an increasing number of patients require temporary and long-term central catheters. Frequently, patients who have undergone multiple central veins catheterizations develop complete and diffuse venous occlusion, and this constitutes a difficult-to-manage clinical problem. We report a case of a 20-year-old patient who was referred to our department for central venous line placement who manifested bilateral femoral, jugular, and subclavian veins occlusion. A central venous catheter was implanted through a cervical collateral vein, targeting on and puncturing an angioplasty balloon, and advanced into the collateral vein through a transhepatic venous access.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / methods*
  • Catheters, Indwelling
  • Contrast Media
  • Crohn Disease / drug therapy*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
  • Female
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / diagnosis
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Liver / blood supply*
  • Neck
  • Punctures
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Contrast Media