title: Intrapleural migration of a percutaneous transhepatic hemodialysis catheter.
abstract: Percutaneous transhepatic catheters are a form of nonconventional access for patients requiring hemodialysis. We report a complication of these catheters which has not been previously described in the literature. The mechanism for intrapleural migration and a way to avoid this potential complication are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. shakwan@uw.edu
authors.forename: Sharon W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kerlan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D004867:Equipment Design; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome