title: Esophageal perforation during cuffed tunneled catheter introduction: First case in literature.
abstract: The percutaneous catheterization of central veins is increasingly used in nephrological practice as a temporary or permanent vascular access. Some mechanical complications may occur during insertion of catheter such as misplaced catheter. In this report, we present a case that was misplaced the catheter in esophagus and to analyze the reason of catheter malposition during percutaneous tunneled hemodialysis catheter insertion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, 00900, Turkey. mbcildag@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burak Çildağ
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, 00900, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Faruk Kutsi Köseoğlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D062905:Central Venous Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
keywords: Cuffed tunneled catheter; complications; esophageal perforation; misplacement