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ArticleVascular health and risk management2024

A Double Rarity: Lost intravascular Catheter Guidewire in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Coronary Sinus - A Case Report.

Benjamin Palić, Marija Goluža Sesar, Kristina Galić, Gojko Bogdan, Zrinko Prskalo

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Benjamin PalićDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.ORCID 0000-0002-1119-6075
Marija Goluža SesarDepartment of Pulmonology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.ORCID 0000-0003-3771-1773
Kristina GalićDepartment of Pulmonology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.ORCID 0009-0002-3874-8818
Gojko BogdanDepartment of Radiology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.ORCID 0000-0002-7031-8642
Zrinko PrskaloDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.ORCID 0000-0002-7959-4950

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Abstract

Guidewire loss is a rare complication of central venous catheterization. A 65-year-old male was hospitalized in a high-dependency unit for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, erythrocytosis, and clinical signs of heart failure. Upon admission, after an unsuccessful right jugular approach, a left jugular central venous catheter was placed. The next day, chest radiography revealed the catheter located in the left parasternal region, with suspected retention of the guidewire, visually confirmed by the presence of its proximal end inside the catheter. The left parasternal location of the catheter and the typical projection of the guidewire in the coronary sinus, later confirmed by echocardiography, raised suspicion of a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC). Agitated saline injected into the left antecubital vein confirmed bubble entry from the coronary sinus into the right atrium. After clamping the guidewire, the catheter was carefully retrieved along with the guidewire without any complications. This is the first reported case of guidewire retention in PLSVC and coronary sinus. It underscores the potential causes of guidewire loss and advocates preventive measures to avoid this potentially fatal complication.

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Catheterization, Central VenousCentral Venous CathetersCoronary SinusDevice RemovalPersistent Left Superior Vena CavaAgedCatheters, IndwellingHumansMalePhlebographyTreatment OutcomeVena Cava, Superiorcentral venous catheterchronic obstructive lung diseasecongestive heart failureintraoperative complicationpersistent left superior vena cava

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PMCPMC11164207

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