A pseudo-aneurysm of the internal mammary artery: a very rare complication of subclavian vein puncture.

An extensive number of complications after insertion of a subclavian catheter is described in the literature. In this case report a patient with a pseudo-aneurysm of the internal mammary artery after insertion of a subclavian catheter is described. If one finds a shadow on the X-ray of the chest after insertion of a subclavian catheter, the possibility of a pseudo-aneurysm should be considered first.