{"title":"Fracture-embolization of peripherally inserted central catheter","authors":"D. Sundriyal, S. Bansal, N. Sharma, S. Manjunath","doi":"10.4103/2348-3113.152327","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is a drug delivery system frequently utilized in modern oncology practice. Though generally safe and easy to handle, it may be associated with complications. We present an uncommon case of fracture of PICC and subsequent embolization to pulmonary vessels.","PeriodicalId":166206,"journal":{"name":"Oncology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Reports","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Oncology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2348-3113.152327","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is a drug delivery system frequently utilized in modern oncology practice. Though generally safe and easy to handle, it may be associated with complications. We present an uncommon case of fracture of PICC and subsequent embolization to pulmonary vessels.
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