Central Venous Catheter Malposition Presenting as Chest Pain John G. Webb, M.D., S.Douglas Simmonds, M.D., Clifford Chan-Yan, M.D. CHEST Volume 89, Issue 2, Pages 309-312 (February 1986) DOI: 10.1378/chest.89.2.309 Copyright © 1986 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Chest film (Case 1) during injection of contrast shows catheter placement in the left internal mammary vein. CHEST 1986 89, 309-312DOI: (10.1378/chest.89.2.309) Copyright © 1986 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Chest film (Case 2) shows catheter placement within the left internal mammary vein. CHEST 1986 89, 309-312DOI: (10.1378/chest.89.2.309) Copyright © 1986 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Chest film (Case 3) shows catheter (white arrows) lateral to the superior vena cava (black arrows) indicating internal mammary placement. CHEST 1986 89, 309-312DOI: (10.1378/chest.89.2.309) Copyright © 1986 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Schematic drawing of the veins of the mediastinum and their tributaries. CHEST 1986 89, 309-312DOI: (10.1378/chest.89.2.309) Copyright © 1986 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions