Author/Authors :
Jun Kang Yang نويسنده Departments of Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea , Jin Park Byung نويسنده Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Dong-gu, Gwangju, Korea , Kyu Kim Jae نويسنده Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Dong-gu, Gwangju, Korea , Ook Kim Hyoung نويسنده Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Dong-gu, Gwangju, Korea , Yeol Yim Nam نويسنده Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Dong-gu, Gwangju, Korea
Abstract :
Iatrogenic injuries of the superior vena cava (SVC) are infrequent but could bring severe complications. Perforation of the SVC may result in massive hemorrhage and hemodynamic instability. We report the case of a 58-year-old female with a right hemothorax after left subclavian central venous catheter (CVC) placement. Penetration of the SVC can be managed by coil embolization through left subclavian CVC. As a result, this injury was successfully managed. To our knowledge, this is the first report of management of SVC penetration using coil embolization.
