Abstract
2/2025
vol. 22
Review paper
Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series
- 2nd Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Pope John Paul II Province Hospital of Zamość, Poland
- Department of Cardiology, The Pope John Paul II Province Hospital of Zamość, Poland
- Department of Radiography, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Pope John Paul II Province Hospital of Zamość, Poland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Academy of Zamość, Poland
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2025; 22 (2): 112-119
Online publish date: 2025/07/07
The use of venous access ports carries a risk of complications, including catheter fracture with migration of catheter fragments into the pulmonary arteries. Experience in removing broken catheters is limited and there are no special tools. We present 4 cases of catheter removal using the available lassos/lasso catheter and tools designed for transvenous lead extraction and coronary sinus lead implantation via a femoral and subclavian approach. All four procedures were successful and without complications.
Keywords
broken venous port, removal of venous port, removal of catheter from pulmonary artery
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