Percutaneous retrieval of an intracardiac central venous port fragment using snare with triple loops

Peripherally inserted venous ports fracture with embolization in patients who received chemotherapy is a serious and rare complication, and few cases have been reported in children. We report a successful endovascular technique using a snare for retrieving broken peripherally inserted venous ports i...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Ghaderian, Mohammad Reza Sabri, Ali Reza Ahmadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2015;volume=20;issue=1;spage=97;epage=99;aulast=Ghaderian