To make the ventriculo atrial (VA) shunt procedure less invasive and avoid atrial catheter malpositioning, we combined a percutaneous approach with transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) to monitor the atrial catheter tip. From July 1995 to October 1996, we performed 6 VA shunt procedures by combining these 2 techniques. Except for one patient who had a concomitant Port-A catheter, which obscured...

A 77-year-old man was admitted with multiple co-morbidities including cerebral infarction, postoperative ossification of the cervical posterior longitudinal ligament, sick sinus syndrome with a cardiac pacemaker inserted from the right subclavian vein, and panperitonitis due to a complicated gastrostomy catheter exchange. The patient developed a critical and rare complication of central venous ...

objective: intravascular catheter-associated infection has been increasing hospitalization in post-surgery patients mainly due to microbial colonization of the catheter surface and formation of a superficial biofilm layer. the present study is aimed in developing an effective antibacterial device which can prevent colonization of organisms by modification of catheter. methods: in the present st...

Totally implantable venous devices (TIVD) are increasingly being utilized for venous access for chemotherapy of oncological patients. These devices considerably improve the quality of life of patients requiring long-term chemotherapy. However, despite the great usefulness of TIVDs, their insertion and maintenance is not free of complications. Many early as well as late complications associated ...

Adequate catheter tip location is crucial for functional intravenous port and central venous catheter. Numerous complications were reported because of catheter migration that caused by inadequate tip location. Different guidelines recommend different ideal locations without consensus. Another debate is actual movement of intravascular portion of implanted catheter. From literature review, the c...

Background and Aim: Considering that the use of port catheters in long-term treatments quality life (QoL) patients with special conditions, including children, is particularly important, we decided to investigate effect length catheter on duration its performance children. Materials Methods: All files referred Surgery Department Hazrat Masoumeh (PBUH) hospital, who underwent catheterization, we...

BACKGROUND Tunnelled venous catheters improve venous access in cancer patients, but are associated with complications. We retrospectively analysed the outcome of Hickman catheter and Port-A-Cath (PAC) insertion in cancer patients from a department of medical oncology and compared these results with the literature. METHODS The files of patients in whom insertion of a Hickman or PAC was planned...

Since the first description in 1982, totally implanted venous access ports have progressively improved patients' quality of life and medical assistance when a medical condition requires the use of long-term venous access. Currently, they are part of the standard medical care for oncohematologic patients. However, apart from mechanical and thrombotic complications, there are also complications a...

PURPOSE Evaluation of the technical success rate and complications when retrieving dislocated intravascular foreign bodies. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 1999 and 2015 38 patients (21 female; 17 male; Age: 17 - 92; Average 54.3 years) underwent an extraction of intravascular dislocated foreign bodies, which were not lost during a radiological intervention. The extracted material included 29 po...

Correspondence Dr. Isabelle Ayx Radiologie, Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg Prüfeningerstraße 86 93049 Regensburg Germany Tel.: ++ 49/9 41/369943 72 Fax: ++ 49/9 41/3 692523 [email protected] Abstract ▼ Purpose: Evaluation of the technical success rate and complications when retrieving dislocated intravascular foreign bodies. Material and Methods: Between 1999 and 2015 38 patients (21 female; 17 m...