1 May 2007Case Report
Automatic rupture of unused intraport catheter. A case report
Paris Pappas 1Nikolaos Dalianis 2Dimitrios Filippou 3Nicolas Condiis 4Spiros Rizos 3Panagiotis Skandalakis 5
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1 Departments of Radiology, Athens General Hospital “Laikon”, Goudi, Athens, Greece
2 Departments of Cardiology, Athens General Hospital “Laikon”, Goudi, Athens, Greece
3 Surgical Department, Piraeus General Hospital “Tzanion” Hospital, Piraeus, Athens, Greece
4 Medical School, University of Athens, Goudi, Athens, Greece
5 Dept. of Familiar Medicine, Nikaia General State Hospital “Saint Panteleimon”, Nikaia, Piraeus, all in Greece
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2007, 78(3), 233-236;
Published: 1 May 2007
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Abstract
Totally Implantable Central Venous Access Devices (Intraports) are commonly used in cancer patients to administer chemotherapy or parenteral nutrition. These devices are placed by Seldinger technique. We report an unusual case of intraport catheter rupture before the use of the device. The ruptured part of the catheter migrated into the left pulmonary vein via right ventricle. The ruptured part was removed by means of interventional radiology before causing any problems to the patient. All the reported ruptures of port catheters refer to port devices that had been used to administer chemotherapy, fluids, or parenteral nutrition. The unique feature of this case is that the catheter had not been used at all. It is of great interest also the removal of the broken part from the pulmonary vein.
Keywords
- Right ventricle
- Pulmonary vein
- Seldinger technique
- Totally Implantable Central Venous Access Devices