Published November 1996
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Journal article
Catheter Migration of a Port-a-Cath System
- 1. Department of Radiology, Hopital Civil de Charleroi, 92 bd Paul Janson, B-6000 Charleroi (Belgium)
Description
A patient with axillary venous thrombosis caused by lymph node compression and the presence of a displaced catheter in the vascular lumen is presented. In this case, percutaneous interventional radiological procedures (balloon angioplasty and snare loop method) in conjunction with medical treatment were effective in limiting the post-thrombotic syndrome and restoring the proper positioning of the catheter, thereby saving the central venous access
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 19
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 435-437
- ISSN
- 0174-1551
- CODEN
- CAIRDG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39093163
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BALLOONS; COMPRESSION; LYMPH NODES; PATIENTS; THROMBOSIS
- Descriptors DEC
- AIRCRAFT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; VASCULAR DISEASES
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 1996 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.