Transvenous recovery of an intracardiac fractured port-A catheter fragment

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 15:185:214-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.087. Epub 2015 Mar 10.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac devices; Chemotherapy; Endocarditis; Infections; Port-A catheter; Transvenous lead extraction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Cardiac Catheters / adverse effects*
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Device Removal
  • Equipment Failure
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery*
  • Heart Atria / injuries*
  • Heart Ventricles / injuries*
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Subclavian Vein

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents