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Calcified central venous catheter fibrin sheath: case report and review of the literature.
- Source :
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Clinical Imaging . Nov/Dec2015, Vol. 39 Issue 6, p1130-1133. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- We present a 6-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who demonstrated on chest X-ray a radiopacity in the superior vena cava after removal of an implanted venous access device. This radiopacity was initially thought to be a retained catheter fragment. On review of previous imaging, we were able to document the temporal development of a calcified catheter cast as distinct from the catheter. This case represents a rare consequence of central venous catheterization in children. Knowledge of this finding as a possible complication may help avoid performance of unnecessary follow-up imaging or invasive procedures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08997071
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Imaging
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 115069017
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.07.014