Successful Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Incidental Azygos Vein Cannulation in a Neonate With Right-Sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Interruption of the Inferior Vena Cava and Azygos Continuation

• Main Authors: Alessandra Mayer (Author), Genny Raffaeli (Author), Federico Schena (Author), Valeria Parente (Author), Gabriele Sorrentino (Author), Francesco Macchini (Author), Anna Maria Colli (Author), Lucia Mauri (Author), Simona Neri (Author), Irene Borzani (Author), Ernesto Leva (Author), Fabio Mosca (Author), Giacomo Cavallaro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Incidental azygos vein cannulation has been reported in a few cases of neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This complication is described in the literature mainly in pathological conditions wherein increased central venous pressure dilates the superior vena cava (SVC), i.e., right c...