Retained fragment of Port-a-Cath

Case contributed by Jayanth Keshavamurthy
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Port removal.

Patient Data

Age: 8 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Retained fragment of catheter noted.

x-ray

Right-sided Port-a-Cath in place.

Case Discussion

The sheared fragment of the Port-a-Cath was left behind as they were unable to retrieve it.

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