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Chylothorax as a complication of innominate vein thrombosis induced by a peripherally inserted central catheter.

Wu ET, Takeuchi M, Imanaka H, Higuchi T, Kagisaki K

Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.

A 5-month-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome developed chylothorax and oedema of the left upper arm more than 2 months after recovering from a Norwood stage II operation. Venography showed occlusion of the innominate vein with abundant collaterals crossing the midline to join the right internal jugular vein. The occlusion was caused by a peripherally inserted central catheter under systemic heparinisation. This case highlights the importance of a patent venous pathway, especially in patients with a cavopulmonary connection in the upper extremities.

Published 17 May 2006 in Anaesthesia, 61(6): 584-6.
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