Abstract
The patient presented to the emergency room with hemoptysis and pleuritic chest pain. A chest x-ray revealed a broken dialysis catheter tip lodged in the pulmonary artery. The fractured catheter tip was removed via the femoral vein using a loop snare. As has been described for central lines and venous ports, a fractured catheter tip from a hemodialysis catheter may also lead to pulmonary embolism.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | e13-14 |
| Journal | American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Feb 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology