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We report herein the case of a 47-year-old woman who suffered a hydrothorax induced by a central venous catheter (CVC) which had been placed to facilitate total parenteral nutrition following a left sleeve pneumonectomy for lung cancer. The CVC was inserted into the superior vena cava (SVC) through the left subclavian vein after the operation; however, the tip inadvertently turned upward and came in contact with the lateral wall of the SVC. The patient suddenly developed dyspnea due to a right-sided hydrothorax 47 days after the insertion of the catheter. Indocyamine green administered through the catheter was thereafter found in the pleural fluid. The continuous mechanical force of the catheter tip against the SVC wall was thus considered to be the cause of this life-threatening delayed hydrothorax.
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Tayama, K., Inoue, T., Yokoyama, H. et al. Late development of hydrothorax induced by a central venous catheter: Report of a case. Surg Today 26, 837–838 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311650
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