title: Successful removal of a curled central venous catheter using interventional radiologic techniques.
abstract: We describe an unusual complication encountered in a patient with a refractory, bulky lymphoma whose 'subclinical' superior vena caval obstruction caused the central venous catheter to curl upon placement. We believe the invasive radiologic techniques described in this report represent a viable alternative to the surgical resolution of such a problem.
authors: Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Maslak
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Alfrey
authors: P
authors: P
authors: O'Moore
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Gulati
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior