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Lower‐extremity deep venous thrombosis after upper‐extremity port catheter placement: An unusual complication
Author(s) -
Mihmanli Ismail,
Cantasdemir Murat,
Kantarci Fatih,
Mandel Nil Molinas,
Cokyuksel Oktay
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.10115
Subject(s) - medicine , venous thrombosis , catheter , port (circuit theory) , thrombosis , femoral vein , complication , lower limbs venous ultrasonography , surgery , radiology , axillary vein , deep vein , vein , lumen (anatomy) , electrical engineering , engineering
We describe the case of a woman with breast carcinoma who experienced deep venous thrombosis of the right lower extremity after placement of a double‐lumen central venous chemotherapy port catheter in the left upper extremity. Color Doppler sonography revealed a linear tubular structure within the right common femoral vein and sonographic features of thrombosis, suggesting deep venous thrombosis secondary to displacement of the port catheter. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 30: 562–565, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/jcu.10115