Rosa U W, Foreman M, Willsie-Ediger S
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Elmhurst City Hospital Center, New York.
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 1993 Jan-Feb;17(1):91-3. doi: 10.1177/014860719301700191.
We report a case of inadvertent azygos placement of a central venous catheter. The patient experienced ill-defined back pain associated with total parenteral nutrition infusion. The catheter malposition remained unrecognized and resulted in extensive diagnostic work-up. Symptoms resolved after the catheter was withdrawn.