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

이동된 중심정맥도관으로 인한 간헐적 심계항진 환자의경피적 도관 제거

  • Chung, Hyemoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Rhee, Kwangwon (Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ha, Ji Yoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Seung Kyu (Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yun, Gi Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, Hyuck Moon (Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Byoung Kwon (Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 정혜문 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 내과) ;
  • 이광원 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 내과) ;
  • 하지윤 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 내과) ;
  • 김승규 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 내과) ;
  • 윤지영 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 내과) ;
  • 권혁문 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 내과) ;
  • 이병권 (연세대학교 의과대학 강남세브란스병원 내과)
  • Received : 2012.08.31
  • Accepted : 2012.10.22
  • Published : 2013.08.01
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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.

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