title: The stuck dialysis catheter: A nasty astonishment.
abstract: Removal of a tunneled cuffed central venous catheter can be challenging and risky. In some cases, the catheter firmly adheres to the surrounding tissues, becoming an integrated part of the vessel wall. We present the case of an adult female hemodialysis (HD) patient with a dysfunctioning HD tunneled cuffed catheter. The catheter removal procedure proved mazy. After several attempts, the catheter was removed together with the peri-catheter fibrin sheath. However, the post-procedure period was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, "Iasò General" Hospital of Athens; Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galanopoulos
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lambidis