Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series

Janusz Gozdek; Andrzej Kutarski; Paweł Stefańczyk; Łukasz Tułecki; Radosław Pietura; Dorota Nowosielecka

doi:10.5114/kitp.2025.152327

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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series

Janusz Gozdek

¹

,

Andrzej Kutarski

²

,

Paweł Stefańczyk

³

,

Łukasz Tułecki

²

,

Radosław Pietura

⁴

,

Dorota Nowosielecka

^{2, 5}

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
Faculty of Health Sciences, Academy of Zamość, Poland

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2025; 22 (2): 112-119

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2025.152327

Online publish date: 2025/07/07

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Gozdek J, Kutarski A, Stefańczyk P, Tułecki Ł, Pietura R, Nowosielecka D. Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025;22(2):112-119. doi:10.5114/kitp.2025.152327.

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Gozdek, J., Kutarski, A., Stefańczyk, P., Tułecki, Ł., Pietura, R.,  & Nowosielecka, D. (2025). Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 22(2), 112-119. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2025.152327

Chicago

Gozdek, Janusz, Andrzej Kutarski, Paweł Stefańczyk, Łukasz Tułecki, Radosław Pietura,  and Dorota Nowosielecka. 2025. "Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series". Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 22 (2): 112-119. doi:10.5114/kitp.2025.152327.

Harvard

Gozdek, J., Kutarski, A., Stefańczyk, P., Tułecki, Ł., Pietura, R.,  and Nowosielecka, D. (2025). Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 22(2), pp.112-119. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2025.152327

MLA

Gozdek, Janusz et al. "Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series." Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 22, no. 2, 2025, pp. 112-119. doi:10.5114/kitp.2025.152327.

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Gozdek J, Kutarski A, Stefańczyk P, Tułecki Ł, Pietura R, Nowosielecka D. Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025;22(2):112-119. doi:10.5114/kitp.2025.152327.

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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.

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Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series

Janusz Gozdek 1 , Andrzej Kutarski 2 , Paweł Stefańczyk 3 , Łukasz Tułecki 2 , Radosław Pietura 4 , Dorota Nowosielecka 2, 5

broken venous port, removal of venous port, removal of catheter from pulmonary artery

Janusz Gozdek

¹

,

Andrzej Kutarski

²

,

Paweł Stefańczyk

³

,

Łukasz Tułecki

²

,

Radosław Pietura

⁴

,

Dorota Nowosielecka

^{2, 5}