Korean J Med.  2013 Aug;85(2):194-198.

Successful Percutaneous Transcatheter Retrieval of a Migrated Implantable Venous Port in a Patient Who Presented with Intermittent Palpitation

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cardiobk@yuhs.ac

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.

Keyword

Catheters, indwelling; Catheterization, central venous; Cardiac complexes, premature

MeSH Terms

Cardiac Complexes, Premature
Catheterization, Central Venous
Catheters
Catheters, Indwelling
Dislocations
Female
Humans
Incidence
Pulmonary Artery
SNARE Proteins
Vascular Access Devices
Venous Thrombosis
SNARE Proteins
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