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Case Reports
Complete catheter disconnection and migration of an implantable venous access device: the disconnected cap sign.
- Walid Faraj, Ahmad Zaghal, Ornella El-Beyrouthy, and Aghiad Kutoubi.
- Department of Surgery and Radiology, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. wf07@aub.edu.lb
- Ann Vasc Surg. 2010 Jul 1;24(5):692.e11-5.
AbstractThe use of totally implantable venous access device has provided a solution to difficult venous access. Early reports have, however, recognized several complications with their use. Catheter disruption is a rare but important complication of these devices; it may be asymptomatic but can be fatal in some cases. We present a case of a patient who had a rare and serious complication secondary to catheter disconnection from its chamber.Copyright (c) 2010 Annals of Vascular Surgery Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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