Non-surgical remove of hard-to-remove peripherally inserted central venous catheter: case report

A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line allows permanent vascular access and is widely used in pediatric oncology. In patients, who fully completed antitumor treatment, the PICC should be removed. some cases, however, procedure may complicated such a then called ‘hard-to-remove’ or ‘non-removable’. This article describes clinical case of successful non-surgical removal with developed fibrin sheath.