title: Detection of an embolized central venous catheter fragment with endobronchial ultrasound.
abstract: An 84-year-old woman underwent Convex-probe Endobronchial Ultrasound (CP-EBUS) for18F-fluorodeoxyglucose avid subcarinal lymphadenopathy on Positron Emission Tomogram (PET) scan. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration of the subcarinal lymph node revealed squamous cell lung carcinoma. A small hyperechoic rounded density was noted inside the lumen of the azygous vein. Based on chest computed tomography findings and her clinical history, this was felt to be a broken fragment of a peripherally inserted central catheter, which was placed for intravenous antibiotics, a few months prior to this presentation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first ever CP-EBUS description of a broken fragment of central venous catheter.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary Medicine & Interventional Pulmonary, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.|Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Samjot Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary Medicine & Interventional Pulmonary, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.|Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Kassem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary Medicine & Interventional Pulmonary, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.|Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Abdul H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Alraiyes
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Picone
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001980:Bronchi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D062905:Central Venous Catheters; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000295:instrumentation; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: Convex-probe Endobronchial Ultrasound; central venous catheter; peripherally inserted central catheter