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Dr. Revis is with the Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University. Dr. Fallahzadeh is with the John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center, Willis Knighton Health System in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Singh works with Dr. Revis at Ohio State and Dr. Fallahzadeh at the John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center. He is also in the Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.
eral occlusion of brachocephalic veins and drainage of left internal jugular and subclavian veins directly into superior vena cava through an enlarged accessory hemiazygos vein. 3 REFERENCES 1. Muhm M, Sunder-Plassmann G, Druml W. Malposition of a dialysis catheter in the accessory hemiazygos vein. Anesth Analg . 1996; 83: 883-5. 2. Stolic RV, Stolic DZ. A left jugular vein catheter for hemodialysis malpositioned in right brachiocephalic vein. Iran J Kidney Dis . 2012; 6:98. 3. Letachowicz K, Kolodziej M, Miedzybrodzki K, et al. Tunneled- cuffed catheter implanted into the accessory hemiazygos vein because of occlusion of the left innominate vein. Hemodial Int. 2012; 16: 310-4.
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