Totally implantable venous devices (TIVDs) are now frequently used for the administration of chemotherapy, prolonged intravenous infusion and blood aspiration without repeated venosection in cancer patients. However, the placement of TIVDs using classical subclavian vein puncture method is associated with several complications, such as infection, thrombosis, superior vena cava syndrome, cardiac...

condition Kaposi's sarcoma Other Infection Aerobic bacteria35 32 3 26 11(57) (52) (5) (43 18Myco t rium tuberculosis915Opportunistic agent610 with tissue infiltration of fluid from the proximal port was more probable than catheter-tip erosion through central venous structures in our patient series. All catheters were sutured to the skin to prevent migration, and seven ofthe eight patients had r...