Rare Case of a Calcified Catheter-Related Sheath Embolizing to the Right Pulmonary Artery

Rare Case of a Calcified Catheter-Related Sheath Embolizing to the Right Pulmonary Artery

Catheter-related sheaths, formerly known as “fibrin sheaths,” are the most common complications of central venous catheters. Although usually harmless, they can very rarely detach from the venous wall against which they were formed and embolize with effects ranging from subclinical embolisms to deat...

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Main Authors: Lee K. Rousslang, Jonathan R. Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8623538
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spelling doaj-179b00e904404dd289fb52acc65996a32020-11-25T03:26:41ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702020-01-01202010.1155/2020/86235388623538Rare Case of a Calcified Catheter-Related Sheath Embolizing to the Right Pulmonary ArteryLee K. Rousslang0Jonathan R. Wood1Department of Radiology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Medical Center, Hawaii, USADepartment of Radiology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Medical Center, Hawaii, USACatheter-related sheaths, formerly known as “fibrin sheaths,” are the most common complications of central venous catheters. Although usually harmless, they can very rarely detach from the venous wall against which they were formed and embolize with effects ranging from subclinical embolisms to death. This rare occurrence has only been described a few times in the literature to date, and to our knowledge, the embolized sheath has never been directly visualized with CT. We report the case of catheter-related sheath embolization to the right pulmonary artery in a child, as confirmed on CT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8623538
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Rare Case of a Calcified Catheter-Related Sheath Embolizing to the Right Pulmonary Artery
Case Reports in Radiology
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Jonathan R. Wood
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title Rare Case of a Calcified Catheter-Related Sheath Embolizing to the Right Pulmonary Artery
title_short Rare Case of a Calcified Catheter-Related Sheath Embolizing to the Right Pulmonary Artery
title_full Rare Case of a Calcified Catheter-Related Sheath Embolizing to the Right Pulmonary Artery
title_fullStr Rare Case of a Calcified Catheter-Related Sheath Embolizing to the Right Pulmonary Artery
title_full_unstemmed Rare Case of a Calcified Catheter-Related Sheath Embolizing to the Right Pulmonary Artery
title_sort rare case of a calcified catheter-related sheath embolizing to the right pulmonary artery
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Radiology
issn 2090-6862
2090-6870
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Catheter-related sheaths, formerly known as “fibrin sheaths,” are the most common complications of central venous catheters. Although usually harmless, they can very rarely detach from the venous wall against which they were formed and embolize with effects ranging from subclinical embolisms to death. This rare occurrence has only been described a few times in the literature to date, and to our knowledge, the embolized sheath has never been directly visualized with CT. We report the case of catheter-related sheath embolization to the right pulmonary artery in a child, as confirmed on CT.
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