Pinch-Off Syndrome and Fracture Embolization: a Preventable Complication of TIVADS

Pinch-Off Syndrome and Fracture Embolization: a Preventable Complication of TIVADS

Totally implantable venous access device has become indispensable in oncology. One of the well-known complications of the subclavian approach is the pinch-off syndrome. We hereby describe how a case of pinch-off syndrome with catheter fracture and embolization into the heart was managed by prompt en...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of surgical oncology 2019-03, Vol.10 (1), p.77-79
Hauptverfasser: Selvakumar, Veda Padma Priya, Acharya, Rudra Prasad, Bhamri, Naveen
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Sprache:eng
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Cancer surgery
Catheters
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
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Zusammenfassung:Totally implantable venous access device has become indispensable in oncology. One of the well-known complications of the subclavian approach is the pinch-off syndrome. We hereby describe how a case of pinch-off syndrome with catheter fracture and embolization into the heart was managed by prompt endovascular intervention.
ISSN:0975-7651
0976-6952
DOI:10.1007/s13193-018-0817-8