Ann Obes Relat Dis | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Central Catheter Placement in Severe Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum

Kyle Luecke¹, Cesar Lam², Rikesh Makanji², David Carroll² and Daniel Jeong^2*

¹Department of Radiology, University of South Florida, USA
²Department of Radiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, USA

^*Correspondance to: Daniel Jeong 

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Abstract

Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum (LHIS) is an anatomical variant condition defined by a thickened fat containing interatrial septum. It is an incidental finding on radiologic imaging and echocardiography exams seen on approximately 2% of computed tomography exams, however a large spectrum of this condition exists. Atypical LHIS has been used to describe more diffuse lipomatous infiltration which can extend to the superior vena cava, right atrium, and left atrium. Life threatening complications have been reported which warranted surgical intervention. We present a case of severe atypical lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum and important considerations surrounding central catheter placement.

Keywords:

Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum

Citation:

Luecke K, Lam C, Makanji R, Carroll D, Jeong D. Central Catheter Placement in Severe Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum. Ann Obes Relat Dis. 2018;1(1):1001.