The ghost of catheter's past: An embolized calcified fibrin sheath after port replacement in a pediatric patient
Herein, we present a rare, although important complication of central venous access in pediatric surgery. Upon exchange of a port, this patient was found to have a calcified fibrin sheath that had embolized into the right pulmonary artery system. Initially, this diagnosis was unclear as it was thoug...
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Main Authors: | Mitchell R. Ladd (Author), R. Ellen Jones (Author), Ranim Alsaad (Author), Samuel M. Alaish (Author) |
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2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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