Spontaneous break and embolization of a fragment from an indwelling port catheter (Port-A-Cath) in the subclavian vein: A rare complication;Spontane ruptur und embolisation: Eine seltene komplikation nach Port- Katheter-Implantation

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 125, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 628-630

  Seelig, Stefanie Katharina ^a,b   Klingler, P J ^a,b   Waldenberger, P ^a,b  

^a Frauenklinik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; HEART ATRIUM; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MALE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0034685937     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1024388     Document Type: Article

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