Successful Percutaneous Transcatheter Retrieval of a Migrated Implantable Venous Port in a Patient Who Presented with Intermittent Palpitation.
- Author:
Hyemoon CHUNG
1
;
Kwangwon RHEE
;
Ji Yoon HA
;
Seung Kyu KIM
;
Gi Young YUN
;
Hyuck Moon KWON
;
Byoung Kwon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cardiobk@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Catheters, indwelling;
Catheterization, central venous;
Cardiac complexes, premature
- MeSH:
Cardiac Complexes, Premature;
Catheterization, Central Venous;
Catheters;
Catheters, Indwelling;
Dislocations;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Pulmonary Artery;
SNARE Proteins;
Vascular Access Devices;
Venous Thrombosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2013;85(2):194-198
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The totally implantable venous port device is used in patients undergoing chemotherapy. The complications associated with this device include venous thrombosis, infection, catheter fracture, extravasation, and intravascular dislodgement. The incidence of port catheter dislodgement is low. The treatment of choice for port dislocation involves immediate retrieval of the distal migrated part, and percutaneous transcatheter retrieval is regarded as the standard method. A 40-year-old female presented with intermittent palpitation. She was referred from the Department of General Surgery after detection of a fractured and dislocated implantable venous port system into the main pulmonary artery. We successfully retrieved the dislocated fractured device using a 5-Fr pigtail catheter and snare catheter. We herein report this case with a literature review.
