Elias Gallardo Navarro

Surgical Oncology Department, Mexico

Title: Unilateral pleural effusion after spontaneous migration of port a cath to the left hemithorax

Abstract

A central vascular access is important for patients who require medical oncology treatment, it is currently common and is related to greater comfort for the patient, since once it is surgically inserted, it can be used several times conveniently. However, it is not exempt from early and late complications. We present a case of infrequent morbidity (0.5%) in patients with a subcutaneous venous reservoir (Port-A-Cath), which consists of spontaneous migration of the catheter tip to the ipsilateral hemithorax. Its etiopathogenesis is not very clear; however, it is associated with retching and intense vomiting, as well as severe coughing spells that can cause a temporary inversion of thoracic blood flow. Spontaneous migration of the tip of the implantable catheter with a reservoir is described in the bibliography as an infrequent complication, it can be asymptomatic in the first days and is associated with severe secondary lesions if it is not taken into account and a diagnosis and treatment is made

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Elías Gallardo Navarro; Second-year resident of the Spanish hospital with 12 publications to date in renowned national and international journals, Elsevier general surgery case editor.

2nd World Congress on Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases

Elias Gallardo Navarro

Title: Unilateral pleural effusion after spontaneous migration of port a cath to the left hemithorax

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