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Is catheter rupture rare after totally implantable access port implantation via the right internal jugular vein? Report of a case

Authors: Yoshinobu Nagasawa, Tomoharu Shimizu, Hiromichi Sonoda, Hirotomi Chou, Eiji Mekata, Tohru Tani

Published in: Surgery Today | Issue 7/2014

Abstract

Catheter rupture after totally implantable access port (TIAP) implantation via the right internal jugular vein is thought to be very rare. We report a case of catheter rupture found 682 days after TIAP surgery in a 52-year-old woman with recurrent right breast cancer. It is possible that chronic stress at the flexure of the catheter induced by neck movements caused the catheter to rupture. Therefore, when inserting a TIAP via the right internal jugular vein, the site of venous puncture should be decided on carefully. Although a fracture of this type is rarely reported in the literature, the incidence of catheter injury of a TIAP inserted via the internal jugular vein at our institute is 1.8 %. This highlights the need to educate and caution medical staff and patients about preventing catheter fracture being caused by external factors.

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Title: Is catheter rupture rare after totally implantable access port implantation via the right internal jugular vein? Report of a case
Authors: Yoshinobu Nagasawa
Tomoharu Shimizu
Hiromichi Sonoda
Hirotomi Chou
Eiji Mekata
Tohru Tani
Publication date: 01-07-2014
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Surgery Today / Issue 7/2014
Print ISSN: 0941-1291
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-013-0631-4

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