| Literature DB >> 36237726 |
Do Woo Kim, Young Hwan Kim, Ung Rae Kang.
Abstract
The perforation of the intrathoracic internal jugular vein during the placement of an implantable central venous chemoport is a rare complication that is manifested by hemothorax or hemorrhagic shock. Furthermore, inappropriate instillation of a chemotherapeutic agent in the chemoport can cause chemical pleuritis, and the diagnosis of these complications prior to the instillation of chemotherapeutic agents and open thoracic surgery is mandatory. We report a patient with chemical pleuritis and hemothorax following an inappropriate instillation of a chemotherapeutic agent, through the perforated right internal jugular vein after placement of an implantable central venous chemoport. Treatment by embolization using coils and N-butyl cyanoacrylate, after percutaneous drainage, was successful. CopyrightsEntities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 36237726 PMCID: PMC9431838 DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2020.0032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Taehan Yongsang Uihakhoe Chi ISSN: 1738-2637
Fig. 1A 36-year-old female presenting with right chest pain.
A. Chest radiography shows a large amount of right pleural effusion and pneumothorax (arrow).
B. Contrast-enhanced CT image shows a large amount of right pleural effusion containing extravasated contrast material. Chemoport catheter tip is noted in the right pleural cavity (arrow).
C. Coil embolization was performed to occlude the fistula tract from the mediastinal pleura. Extravasation of N-butyl cyanoacrylate is noted in the mediastinal pleura (arrow).
D. After coil embolization, the fistula tract, as well as the internal jugular vein perforation site, (arrows) is completely embolized by N-butyl cyanoacrylate. There is no further leakage of N-butyl cyanoacrylate into the mediastinal pleura.
E. Superior vena cavogram obtained after embolization reveals complete occlusion of internal jugular vein perforation.
F. Contrast-enhanced CT sagittal image obtained on the 6th day after surgery shows complete occlusion of the right internal jugular vein perforation site (black arrow) and mediastinal fistula tract (white arrow) by accumulated N-butyl cyanoacrylate. Complete recovery of the right hemothorax and pneumothorax are noted.