| Literature DB >> 28098057 |
E Intagliata, F Basile, R Vecchio.
Abstract
Totally subcutaneous intravascular portals have been increasingly used to administer long-term chemotherapy and parental nutrition. The reported complications are rare. Accidental endovascular rupture of a fragment of catheter is one of the most formidable complications of the central vein catheterization. The Authors report a case of deployment of a Port-a-Cath catheter and its percutaneous retrieval. The catheter accidentally detached and migrated from the reservoir of the port-a-cath placed in the left subclavian vein to the right heart cavities through the blood stream. A review of the Literature is also given, focusing on the possible factors responsible for this unusual complication.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28098057 PMCID: PMC5256903 DOI: 10.11138/gchir/2016.37.5.211
Source DB: PubMed Journal: G Chir ISSN: 0391-9005