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Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) · Jul 2006
Case ReportsRemoval of central venous catheter fragment embolus in a young male.
- P B Thapa, R Shrestha, D R Singh, and S K Sharma.
- Department of Surgery, Kathmandu Medical College, Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. prabin_bt@rediffmail.com
- Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2006 Jul 1; 4 (3): 340-1.
AbstractA 22 years male admitted with severe pancreatitis with central venous catheter implanted for central venous pressure monitoring and for providing total parental nutrition developed catheter fragment embolus due to accidental fracture of the same while manipulating it. Non surgical retrieval of the same was done by radiological intervention without any complication.
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