Transcatheter Removal of Embolized Port Catheters from the Hearts of Two Children

Embolization of a port catheter is a dangerous and serious complication. In this paper, we present two cases of children, aged 4.5 months and 6 years, in whom port catheters had embolized to the right ventricle one month and 1.5 years priorly, respectively; the port catheters were retrieved via snar...

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Main Authors: Osman Baspinar, Ayse Sulu, Derya Aydin Sahin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/973196