Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 245-248, December 2007

Removal of Retained Port-A Catheter in Central Lines in a Pediatric Population

  • Po-Chuan Chen
    • ,
  • Chau-Jing Chen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, 61, A4-3, Hsiao-Tung Road, Tainan, Taiwan

Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan

Received 27 June 2007; received in revised form 25 July 2007; accepted 24 August 2007.

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Abstract 

Port-A catheter implantation is relatively easy and safe in today's medical practice. However, there are still occasional reports about retained Port-A catheter fragments and their retrieval in adult patients. This kind of problem is also encountered in pediatric patients, but they seldom receive intervention for retained catheter fragment removal. We present four cases of retained Port-A catheter in the superior vena cava and suggest that when manual extraction of Port-A is not feasible, angiographic-assisted device removal can safely be used to accomplish the task.

keywords:  EnSnare , Interventional endovascular approach , Port-A implantation , Retrieval of catheter

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PII: S1016-3190(10)60023-7

doi:10.1016/S1016-3190(10)60023-7

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 245-248, December 2007

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