Catheter fracture and cardiac migration of a totally implantable venous device

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-157

  Sumit, Kapadia ^a   Rajiv, Parakh ^a   Tarun, Grover ^a   Ajay, Yadav ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac migration; Catheter; Chemotherapy; Fracture; Totally implantable venous device

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NEOPLASM; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644825845     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509x.17061     Document Type: Review

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