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Alternate Cervical Venous Access Sites for Implantable Port Catheters: Experience at a Single Quaternary Care Institution.

Frank K LiouPatrick Y KimS Paran YapAbdullah KhanSandra TaylorRex PillaiEric KingAmol ShahR Torrance AndrewsCatherine T VuRoger E Goldman
Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (2022)
IPC placement via ACVs was non-inferior to IPCs placed via traditional access through the IJV. When abnormal pathology obviates the use of IJV access, other cervical veins may be considered prior to seeking alternate locations such as femoral, translumbar, inferior vena cava, and hepatic veins.
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