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Central venous catheters are commonly used devices in pediatric patients who require treatment in intensive care units. In addition to the advantages of a venous access and hemodynamic monitorisation catheters may also cause severe complications. The malposition of the catheter is one of the reasons for these complications. Despite immediate radiologic confirmation of the catheter position, the catheter may migrate spontanously in hours or days or even weeks after the procedure. We wish to submit two cases treated in our pediatric intensive care unit. One of them has a subclavian catheter, which migrates spontanously in days; its position was confirmed by radiological scanning after the procedure. The other one has a femoral catheter, which curled after being placed with difficulty and it became dysfunctional. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of diagnosis and treatment in a case of phalanx media fracture in a horse. It was ascertained from the anamnesis of a six-year-old native stallion brought to our clinic for lameness that the horse had returned from the pasture previously limping. During the clinical examination, it was determined that the horse held his front left foot in the flexion position, and walked on the toe with a severe limp. An inspection revealed no lesion on the skin or capsula ungulae. A segmental fracture then the was will be replaced with were found in the phalanx media in x-rays screened in the lateromedial and dorsopalmar positions. The affected area was surgically opened. It was noted the foreign object located in the radiography was a bullet. The pieces of the bullet were completely removed, and the incision was routinely closed after washing the area with saline. The wound was covered with a sterile dressing and the ankle region was protected by placing it in a synthetic cast. Three months after the operation, the lameness completely disappeared and the horse was able to work 8 months after the operation. In conclusion, we believe that reporting the diagnosis and the treatment of this case wiil be a useful guide for clinical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]