• J Vasc Access · Jan 2012

    Case Reports

    Intrapleural migration of a percutaneous transhepatic hemodialysis catheter.

    • Sharon W Kwan and Robert K Kerlan.
    • Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. shakwan@uw.edu
    • J Vasc Access. 2012 Jan 1;13(1):115-7.

    AbstractPercutaneous transhepatic catheters are a form of nonconventional access for patients requiring hemodialysis. We report a complication of these catheters which has not been previously described in the literature. The mechanism for intrapleural migration and a way to avoid this potential complication are discussed.

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