Malpositioning of a Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter into the Azygos Vein: A Case Report and Literature Review

Blood Purif. 2017;44(2):108-109. doi: 10.1159/000475593. Epub 2017 Apr 29.

Authors

Li-Jun Mou¹, Si-Hua Wang, Qing-Hai Li, Rong-Shi Zhang, Nian-Ze Pan, Jin-Fan Wang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

PMID: 28456798
DOI: 10.1159/000475593

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Review

MeSH terms

Azygos Vein / diagnostic imaging*
Catheterization* / adverse effects
Catheterization* / instrumentation
Catheterization* / methods
Computed Tomography Angiography
Female
Fluoroscopy
Humans
Jugular Veins / diagnostic imaging*
Middle Aged
Renal Dialysis* / adverse effects
Renal Dialysis* / instrumentation
Renal Dialysis* / methods