Emergency percutaneous retrieval of a silicone port ...
· Rupture of a silicone PortaCath heter may occur, especially with costoclavicular pinchoff syndrome (POS), which is a typical consequence of fatigue when the heter is introduced in the subclavian vein too medially. This case report describes the percutaneous retrieval of a fractured silicone port heter fragment, which had migrated into the internal jugular vein. Extraction was ...