eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2019-04-10 7 4 56 58 10.12691/ajmcr-7-4-1 AJMCR2019741 article Ketan Vagholkar kvagholkar@yahoo.com 1 Yash Kripalani 1 Shivangi Garima 1 Suvarna Vagholkar 1 Department of Surgery, D.Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai 400706. MS. India Delayed development of a haemothorax after central venous cannulation of the right internal jugular vein is extremely rare. Awareness of this rare complication by the trauma surgeon is essential to avoid attributing the complication to a missed thoracic injury. Prompt chest x-ray is necessary to confirm the diagnosis. Removal of the central line followed by tube thoracostomy remains the mainstay of management. A case of delayed haemothorax following central venous cannulation of the internal jugular vein is presented to highlight this complication followed by a brief review of literature. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/7/4/1/ajmcr-7-4-1.pdf haemothorax central venous cannulation neck vein