Catheter Malposition into the Internal Thoracic Vein.

https://doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2022.58.3.140 C Chonnam Medical Journal, 2022 Chonnam Med J 2022;58:140-141 Corresponding Author: Tomohiko Fukunaga Department of Surgery, Sonobe Hospital, 5-8-7 Sonobe-cho, Misono-cho, Nantan city, Kyoto 622-0002, Japan Tel: +81-771-62-0515, Fax: +81-771-62-2832, E-mail: kettlebell.abroller@gmail.com Article History: Received June 11, 2022 Revised July 4, 2022 Accepted July 4, 2022 FIG. 1. Images in 87-year-old woman who underwent implantation of a totally implantable central venous access port. (A) The catheter tip (black arrow) appears to be correct position into the superior vena cava on the chest radiograph after procedure. (B) Chest radiograph after seven-days starting total parenteral nutrition shows right pleural effusion. (C) Computed tomography of chest after seven-days starting total parenteral nutrition shows that massive right pleural effusion and the catheter had strayed into the internal thoracic vein (white arrow). Catheter Malposition into the Internal Thoracic Vein