Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jul 1989
Case Reports[Cannulation of the thoracic duct during central venous catheterization].
A case of inadvertent thoracic duct catheterization during transjugular central venous cannulation is reported. The clinical manifestations as well as the difficulties encountered in recognizing such a complication are analyzed. So, the necessity to obtain a radiographic confirmation of central venous catheter site is strengthened.