Perforation of a central venous catheter into the pelvis of the kidney: A rare complication

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 323-325

  Stehr, Maximilian ^a,c   Schuster, Tobias ^a   Metzger, Roman ^a   Schneider, Karl ^b   Dietz, Hans Georg ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Pelvis of the kidney; Perforation

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERFORATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KIDNEY PELVIS; KIDNEY RUPTURE; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; THROMBOSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY PELVIS;

EID: 0036941564     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-001-0642-y     Document Type: Article

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