Infant with an omphalocele after lower extremity PICC line placement

Cardiovascular
AXR of PICC line tip misposition in the spinal canal
AXR AP (left) shows a wavy appearance to the right lower extremity PICC line. Lateral radiograph (right) shows the PICC line tip projecting over the spinal canal.

The diagnosis was peripherally inserted central catheter malfunction with the tip of the PICC line in a spinal vein.

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