Open AccessCephalic vein cutdown for totally implantable central venous port in children: a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data
Author(s) -
Kyu-Hwan Jung,
Suk-Bae Moon
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.025512
Subject(s) - medicine , cephalic vein , surgery , external jugular vein , vein , dissection (medical) , anesthesia
The jugular vein cutdown for a totally implantable central venous port (TICVP) has 2 disadvantages: 2 separate incisions are needed and the risk for multiple vein occlusions. We sought to evaluate the feasibility of a cephalic vein (CV) cutdown in children.
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