Nonsurgical percutaneous retrieval of dislodged Port-A catheters from pulmonary artery in children

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-300

  Wu, Jiunn Ren ^a   Hsu, Jong Hau ^a   Chang, Tai Tsung ^a   Dai, Zen Kong ^a   Lu, Chu Chong ^a   Wu, Ding Kuo ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dislodgement; Nonsurgical retrieval; Port A catheter

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FLUOROSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NONSURGICAL INVASIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR ACCESS; CHILD; EQUIPMENT; FOREIGN BODY; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 0036560052     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: 1348673X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.43.295     Document Type: Article

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