title: Dislocation of central venous catheters in paediatric patients.
abstract: Children have limited venous access possibilities; therefore, when long-term therapy is necessary, it is better to place a catheter in a central vein. The Port catheter, totally implanted, is less exposed to the risk of infection and permits a normal life. However, there is the possibility of the displacement or fragmentation of the catheter that can be diagnosed initially only by clinical symptoms and later by a chest X-ray. We report a case of disconnection between the Port catheter and the reservoir resulting in catheter migration to the left pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Presidio Materno-Infantile G. Salesi, Ancona, Italy. robertogiretti@libero.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giretti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caruselli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zannini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Vivo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piattellini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bechi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Catani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amici
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pagni
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020878:Device Removal; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008059:Mucopolysaccharidosis I / Q000628:therapy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery