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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Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2018-04-01
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Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/845
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Fuad Mammadov
Nil Yaşam Taştekin
Tanju Aktuğ
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description 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 catheters. Three children had acute lymphoblastic leukemia and one had an immunodeficiency syndrome. All catheters were made from polyurethane. Indwelling times were 12-24 months. All patients` catheters were removed with great difficulty by trans-femoral access. The angiography-assisted technique is safe and easily-applied for the removal of stuck catheters in pediatric patients. These cases raise important questions concerning the maximum indwelling time and the choice of catheter material when implanting permanent central venous catheters (CVCs) in children.
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spelling doaj-art-e5f9eaab93b2410ab64e08ad1aac9cec2025-08-20T03:00:53ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212018-04-0160210.24953/turkjped.2018.02.019Stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children: Four cases removed by angiography assistanceUfuk Ateş0Aydın Yağmurlu1Meltem Bingöl-Koloğlu2Tayfun Uçar3Özlem Selvi Can4Gülnur Göllü5Ergun Ergün6Fuad Mammadov7Nil Yaşam Taştekin8Tanju Aktuğ9Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 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 catheters. Three children had acute lymphoblastic leukemia and one had an immunodeficiency syndrome. All catheters were made from polyurethane. Indwelling times were 12-24 months. All patients` catheters were removed with great difficulty by trans-femoral access. The angiography-assisted technique is safe and easily-applied for the removal of stuck catheters in pediatric patients. These cases raise important questions concerning the maximum indwelling time and the choice of catheter material when implanting permanent central venous catheters (CVCs) in children. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/845angiographycatheterchildrenstuck
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Tayfun Uçar
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Gülnur Göllü
Ergun Ergün
Fuad Mammadov
Nil Yaşam Taştekin
Tanju Aktuğ
Stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children: Four cases removed by angiography assistance
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title Stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children: Four cases removed by angiography assistance
title_full Stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children: Four cases removed by angiography assistance
title_fullStr Stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children: Four cases removed by angiography assistance
title_full_unstemmed Stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children: Four cases removed by angiography assistance
title_short Stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children: Four cases removed by angiography assistance
title_sort stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children four cases removed by angiography assistance
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