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Catheter fragment removal from a persistent left superior vena cava in a pediatric patient

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Tunneled central venous catheters and ports provide a long-term method of delivering nutrition, hydration, or medications in children. When these devices are no longer needed, it is best practice to remove them entirely. Complications associated with having long-term venous access devices or the process of device removal include site infections, venous thrombosis or occlusion, device fracture, and possible migration of fractured fragments. We present a case of catheter fragmentation that occurred in a pediatric patient during removal of a 3-year-old left chest port that had been placed into a left superior vena cava (SVC).

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  1. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA

    Stephano Bonitto

  2. Interventional Radiology, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA

    Bhupender Yadav, Ranjith Vellody & Elisabeth Meagher

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Bonitto, S., Yadav, B., Vellody, R. et al. Catheter fragment removal from a persistent left superior vena cava in a pediatric patient. Pediatr Radiol 53, 1207–1210 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-023-05599-5

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