Transcatheter Removal of Embolized Port Catheters from the Hearts of Two Children
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Embolization of a port catheter is a dangerous and serious complication. In this paper, we present two cases of children, aged 4.5 months and 6 years, in whom port catheters had embolized to the right ventricle one month and 1.5 years priorly, respectively; the port catheters were retrieved via snaring.
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دوره 2015 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015