title: A case of fractured internal jugular catheter.
abstract: We report a case of fractured internal jugular catheter, a rare but life threatening complication of the use of intravascular catheter in a 73 year-old man. He had an internal jugular catheter in-situ for nine months, much longer than the manufacturer's recommended duration.
authors.affiliation: Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. ifeomaulasi@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: I I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Ulasi
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ijoma
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Anyanwu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors