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A new site for totally implanted central venous access system in patients with malignancy: Long‐term results of 10 cases
Author(s) -
Appelqvist P.,
Pantzar P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930380102
Subject(s) - medicine , venous access , thigh , surgery , complication , malignancy , port (circuit theory) , catheter , electrical engineering , engineering
In this study of 10 patients with central venous access system, the reservoir body was implanted in the lower limb. Only one complication was observed per 1,560 days of function time. The anterolateral distal half of the thigh is a good alternative site for the injection port in cancer patients whose jugular veins and veins in the arms are not available owing to a tumour or previous treatments.