Successful removal of a curled central venous catheter using interventional radiologic techniques

P Maslak; L Alfrey; P O'Moore; S Gulati

Successful removal of a curled central venous catheter using interventional radiologic techniques

Bone Marrow Transplant. 1992 Nov;10(5):473-4.

Authors

P Maslak¹, L Alfrey, P O'Moore, S Gulati

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.

PMID: 1464015

Abstract

We describe an unusual complication encountered in a patient with a refractory, bulky lymphoma whose 'subclinical' superior vena caval obstruction caused the central venous catheter to curl upon placement. We believe the invasive radiologic techniques described in this report represent a viable alternative to the surgical resolution of such a problem.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Catheterization, Central Venous / instrumentation*
Equipment Failure
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies / therapy*
Humans
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / complications*
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / drug therapy
Male
Radiography
Radiology, Interventional / methods*
Vena Cava, Superior*