Stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children: Four cases removed by angiography assistance

Adherent tunneled catheters can usually be removed by a surgical cut down, but in some cases the line can become stuck to the wall of the central veins. In such cases, forceful traction can cause vascular injury, or fracture of the catheter. We present four cases of fixated cuffed tunneled catheter...

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Main Authors: Ufuk Ateş, Aydın Yağmurlu, Meltem Bingöl-Koloğlu, Tayfun Uçar, Özlem Selvi Can, Gülnur Göllü, Ergun Ergün, Fuad Mammadov, Nil Yaşam Taştekin, Tanju Aktuğ
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2018-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/845
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