title: Percutaneous endovascular removal of intracardiac migrated port A catheter in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: A 2-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia was presented with peripherally inserted central catheter dysfunction. Radiological examinations revealed a catheter remnant in the right atrium extending into pulmonary vein. The catheter remnant was successfully removed from the right atrium by percutaneous endovascular intervention without any complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical Park Hospital, Ordu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Feraye
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cakır
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. Electronic address: drgezes@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sukran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geze
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical Park Hospital, Ordu, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Halil
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dınc
mesh_terms: D062905:Central Venous Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D011667:Pulmonary Veins
keywords: Cardiac; Cardíaco; Cateter; Catheter; Migration; Migração; Percutaneous; Percutâneo