Venobronchial fistula following and indwelling implanted central venous access catheter for chemotherapy delivery. A case report

Revista de Investigacion Clinica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-70

  Luna Pérez, Pedro ^a,c   Silva, Alejandro ^b   Rodríguez Cuevas, Sergio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b Medical Oncology Department

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; AZYGOS VEIN; BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOFIBROMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE PORT SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETTER; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE NEOPLASMS; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOMA, BENIGN FIBROUS; HUMANS;

EID: 0347785146     PISSN: 00348376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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