title: Removal of an intracardiac lost port-A catheter utilizing a simple low-cost method.
authors.affiliation: Radiologia Ospedale San Vincenzo - Taormina (Me) Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Messina, Contrada Sirina, 98039 Taormina (Messina), Italy.
authors.forename: Placido
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romeo
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia Ospedale San Vincenzo - Taormina (Me) Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Messina, Contrada Sirina, 98039 Taormina (Messina), Italy. Electronic address: gicalvagna@tiscali.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe Mario
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Calvagna
authors.affiliation: Radiologia Ospedale San Vincenzo - Taormina (Me) Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Messina, Contrada Sirina, 98039 Taormina (Messina), Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giunta
authors.affiliation: UOC Oncologia Ospedale San Vincenzo - Taormina (Me) Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Messina, Contrada Sirina, 98039 Taormina (Messina), Italy.
authors.forename: Felice Vito
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia Ospedale San Vincenzo - Taormina (Me) Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Messina, Contrada Sirina, 98039 Taormina (Messina), Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patanè
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation; D062905:Central Venous Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000379:methods; D020878:Device Removal / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Cancer; Cardio-oncology; Foreign intravascular bodies; Interventistic radiology; Port-A catheter; Transvenous extraction