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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Feb 2010
Case ReportsUse of a peripherally inserted central catheter as a conduit for central venous access across thrombosed great veins.
- Prasad Guntur Ramkumar, Sam Chakraverty, and Ian Zealley.
- Department of Clinical Radiology, NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK. prasad.guntur@nhs.net
- Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2010 Feb 1; 33 (1): 157-60.
AbstractThis report describes a technique of inserting an implantable venous access port (portacath) through a thrombosed and occluded vein employing a pre-existing peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) as the route of access. The PICC was used as a conduit for venous access in a way that has not been described previously in the literature. This procedure was performed in a young patient with cystic fibrosis in an effort to prevent the use of his virgin contralateral veins, which might be used in the future.
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