Catheter fracture: A rare complication of totally implantable venous devices

Breast

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 287-289

  Maisey, Nick R ^a   Sacks, N ^a   Johnston, S R D ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast; Catheter; Fracture; Pinch off; Venous

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CATHETER FRACTURE; CLAVICLE; COMPLICATION; COMPRESSION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LIVER METASTASIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIB; SAFETY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0041629482     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9776(03)00060-2     Document Type: Article

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