[Difficult catheterization].
We report a case of a spontaneously ruptured implantable-chamber catheter which migrated to the right atrium. Removal by interventional radiology techniques is the treatment of choice for this type of complication.
Service des Maladies Respiratoires, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart.
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D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
Un cathéter bien capricieux.