Brain abscess with persistent left superior vena cava
Neurosciences. 2009; 14 (4): 379-381
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-136922
ABSTRACT
Persistent left superior vena cava [PLSVC] is the most common congenital cardiac anomaly occurring in around 0.4% of the general population, and 1.3-4.5% in those with additional cardiac defects. Eighty-two percent of PLSVC coexists with a right superior vena cava. Usually PLSVC is asymptomatic, but can cause difficulties during central venous cannulation from the left side. There are a few cases of brain abscess in the literature associated with PLSVC. Here, we describe a patient of brain abscess with PLSVC in the intensive care unit of King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Vena Cava, Superior
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Fatal Outcome
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Heart Ventricles
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurosciences
Year:
2009
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