TY - JOUR
T1 - Vascular anomaly diagnosis by central venous catheter misplacement
T2 - a case report
AU - de Smalen, Peter Paul
AU - Stoutjesdijk, Mark Jeroen
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/6/22
Y1 - 2022/6/22
N2 - Background: Congenital heart diseases rarely have a primary manifestation in adulthood. They are a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension in adults. Case presentation: A 70-year-old woman of Eurasian descent underwent emergency surgery for bowel ischemia. Her history of mild pulmonary hypertension likely correlates with a peculiar diagnosis of an anatomic anomaly on the postoperative x-ray and computed tomography scan. The central venous catheter was misplaced. Initial management consisted of removal of the catheter. The diagnosis, partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, may pose a clinical therapeutic dilemma. Conclusions: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return is a potentially treatable cause of pulmonary hypertension. With the current trend toward more medical imaging, we expect this diagnosis to be made more often in the future.
AB - Background: Congenital heart diseases rarely have a primary manifestation in adulthood. They are a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension in adults. Case presentation: A 70-year-old woman of Eurasian descent underwent emergency surgery for bowel ischemia. Her history of mild pulmonary hypertension likely correlates with a peculiar diagnosis of an anatomic anomaly on the postoperative x-ray and computed tomography scan. The central venous catheter was misplaced. Initial management consisted of removal of the catheter. The diagnosis, partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, may pose a clinical therapeutic dilemma. Conclusions: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return is a potentially treatable cause of pulmonary hypertension. With the current trend toward more medical imaging, we expect this diagnosis to be made more often in the future.
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U2 - 10.1186/s13256-022-03467-8
DO - 10.1186/s13256-022-03467-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 35729662
AN - SCOPUS:85132205847
SN - 1752-1947
VL - 16
JO - Journal of Medical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Medical Case Reports
IS - 1
M1 - 259
ER -