title: Right hemidiaphragm paralysis as a rare complication of a central venous port catheter insertion.
abstract: Central Venous Port Catheters are increasingly used in critically ill patients for intravenous treatments and nutrition, and lately, a main focus of oncology patients receiving chemotherapy. Besides all advantages they have also added a new set of challenges. In this case report we describe the acute presentation of a right hemidiaphragm paralysis in an oncology patient with recurrent breast ductal carcinoma as an immediate rare complication of a right subclavian vein catheterization and port insertion.
authors.affiliation: San Lucas II Episcopal Hospital, Ponce, PR.
authors.forename: Belkliz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sotomayor
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Cazau
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vazquez-Torres
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*