[A rare complication of port catheter].
Central venous ports are used in long term therapies of cancer patients. The insertion technique and maintenance of central venous ports is very important to avoid catheter associated complications. Widely used central venous ports in cancer patients should be periodically maintained and evaluated by expert physicians. The most frequent complications of central venous ports are catheter obstruction, infection, venous thrombosis and extravasation. In this paper, a rare intrapulmonary catheter dislocation is presented.
Kıral
Nesrin
N
Clinic of Chest Diseases, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. drnesrinkiral@yahoo.com
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Gülşen
G
Yüksel
Tuğba
T
Salepçi
Banu
B
Cağlayan
Benan
B
D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors