Endoluminal Dilation Technique to Remove Stuck Port-A-Cath: A Case Report
| Autor: | Paolo Cerini, Bruno Del Sette, Andrea Galbiati, Alessandro Carriero, Carmelo Stanca, Giuseppe Guzzardi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Catheterization Central Venous Vena Cava Superior medicine.medical_treatment Scar tissue 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Catheters Indwelling Medicine Central Venous Catheters Humans Device Removal business.industry General Medicine Venous blood Equipment Design Dilatation Surgery Catheter Treatment Outcome 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Dilation (morphology) Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Surgical incision Central venous catheter Angioplasty Balloon Vascular Access Devices |
| Zdroj: | Annals of vascular surgery. 43 |
| ISSN: | 1615-5947 |
| Popis: | Port-a-cath is a type of central venous catheter (CVC) designed to allow repeated access to the venous system for parenteral delivery of medications, fluids, and nutritional solutions and for sampling venous blood. After years of use or in case of damage, CVC must be removed and eventually replaced: the recovery of the device should normally be easy, with a small surgical incision of the skin and tissues surrounding the device and pulling the catheter. Sometimes, scar tissue can develop around the device, making it resistant to removal even after application of forceful traction. We report a case of stuck port-a-cath that was extracted by using endoluminal dilatation technique. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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