A rare case of Double Superior Vena Cava, diagnosed after Central Line placement, in a poly-trauma patient

Temur Baykuziyev; Fatima Emam; Rana Farsakoury; Ismail Mahmood; Syed Nabir; Zahoor Ahmed; Hassan Al-Thani; Talat Chughtai

doi:10.5339/jemtac.2022.6

ISSN: 1999-7086
EISSN: 1999-7094

oa A rare case of Double Superior Vena Cava, diagnosed after Central Line placement, in a poly-trauma patient
Authors: Temur Baykuziyev¹, Fatima Emam², Rana Farsakoury³, Ismail Mahmood⁴, Syed Nabir⁵, Zahoor Ahmed⁵, Hassan Al-Thani⁶ and Talat Chughtai⁷
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Affiliations: ¹ Trauma and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar [email protected] ² Qatar University College of Medicine, Doha, Qatar ³ Plastic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar ⁴ Trauma Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar ⁵ Trauma Radiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar ⁶ Trauma and Vascular Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar ⁷ Trauma and Thoracic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Source: Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care, Volume 2022, Issue 2, Mar 2022, 6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5339/jemtac.2022.6
- Received: 19 September 2021
- Accepted: 24 October 2021
- Published online: 31 January 2022

Abstract

Health professionals involved in invasive procedures such as central venous catheter placement should have a thorough knowledge of thoracic vascular anatomy. Various developmental anomalies of the large intra-thoracic veins can be incidentally discovered in normal adults. Amongst these congenital anomalies is a duplication of superior vena cava (SVC), which results from failure of the left superior cardinal vein to obliterate. Awareness about this anomaly and its variations is important to help overcome challenges in procedures, as well as avoid complications. In this article, we present a case of incidentally diagnosed double-SVC in an adult polytrauma patient after central line insertion in the Trauma Intensive care Unit.

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A rare case of Double Superior Vena Cava, diagnosed after Central Line placement, in a poly-trauma patient

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