Open AccessDetection of an embolized central venous catheter fragment with endobronchial ultrasound
Author(s) -
Dhillon Samjot Singh,
Harris Kassem,
Alraiyes Abdul H.,
Picone Anthony L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the clinical respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.789
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1752-699X
pISSN - 1752-6981
DOI - 10.1111/crj.12469
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , catheter , lumen (anatomy) , central venous catheter , endobronchial ultrasound , fluorodeoxyglucose , ultrasound , nuclear medicine , positron emission tomography , bronchoscopy , surgery
An 84‐year‐old woman underwent Convex‐probe Endobronchial Ultrasound (CP‐EBUS) for 18 F‐fluorodeoxyglucose avid subcarinal lymphadenopathy on Positron Emission Tomogram (PET) scan. Endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration of the subcarinal lymph node revealed squamous cell lung carcinoma. A small hyperechoic rounded density was noted inside the lumen of the azygous vein. Based on chest computed tomography findings and her clinical history, this was felt to be a broken fragment of a peripherally inserted central catheter, which was placed for intravenous antibiotics, a few months prior to this presentation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first ever CP‐EBUS description of a broken fragment of central venous catheter.