Fibrin sheath of a peripherally inserted central catheter undepicted with gray-scale (real-time B-mode) ultrasonography: A case report

An 11-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with the acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure. A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) was inserted from the left forearm. Ten days after its insertion, the withdrawal of PICC was attempted because of occlusion. However, it was not poss...

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Main Authors: Naoko Mogi, MD, Motoo Nakagawa, MD, Hidekazu Matsumae, MD, Ayako Hattori, MD, Masashi Shimohira, MD, Yuta Shibamoto, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004331730599X