Children have limited venous access possibilities; therefore, when long-term therapy is necessary, it is better to place a catheter in a central vein. The Port catheter, totally implanted, is less exposed to the risk of infection and permits a normal life. However, there is the possibility of the displacement or fragmentation of the catheter that can be diagnosed initially only by clinical symptoms and later by a chest X-ray. We report a case of disconnection between the Port catheter and the reservoir resulting in catheter migration to the left pulmonary artery.
Dislocation of central venous catheters in pediatric patients / R., G., M., C., R., Z., E. D., V., G., P., P., B., Catani, F., M., A., F., S., R., P.. - In: JOURNAL OF VASCULAR ACCESS. - ISSN 1129-7298. - ELETTRONICO. - 7:3(2006), pp. 132-135. [10.1177/112972980600700308]
Dislocation of central venous catheters in pediatric patients
CATANI, Fabio;
2006
Abstract
Children have limited venous access possibilities; therefore, when long-term therapy is necessary, it is better to place a catheter in a central vein. The Port catheter, totally implanted, is less exposed to the risk of infection and permits a normal life. However, there is the possibility of the displacement or fragmentation of the catheter that can be diagnosed initially only by clinical symptoms and later by a chest X-ray. We report a case of disconnection between the Port catheter and the reservoir resulting in catheter migration to the left pulmonary artery.
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