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Disconnection of chamber and catheter as a complication of central venous catheter type port-a-cath

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The use of a central vein catheter (CVC) type port-a-cath(VPS), apart from the comfort it provides to the patient undergoing chemotherapy, also carries certain complications. In this study, our patient was subjected to chemotherapy after a radical breast cancer operation and was given a CVC type VPS. After further care, a rare complication was verified—disconnection of the chamber and catheter, which one was visually identified in the right heart chamber. As the patient was vitally endangered, she was immediately hospitalized and the catheter was removed by catheterization of the right femoral vein, with scopic imaging. Early diagnosis and localization of the problem prevented more severe complications and mortality.

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  1. Department of Oncology, Medical Center “Bezanijska kosa”, Belgrade, 11080, Serbia

    S. Kostic, V. Kovcin, M. Granić & N. Stanisavljevic

  2. Private Clinic Irva, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

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Kostic, S., Kovcin, V., Granić, M. et al. Disconnection of chamber and catheter as a complication of central venous catheter type port-a-cath. Med Oncol 28, 1176–1179 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-010-9615-z

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