The Turkish Journal of Vascular Surgery

Yazarlar: Murat KADAN, Erkan KAYA, Gökhan ARSLAN, Barış DURGUN, Suat DOĞANCI, Ufuk DEMİRKILIÇ, Mehmet ARSLAN

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Superior vena cava syndrome,Indwelling catheters

Özet: There has been a significant increase in the catheter-related complications as the use of central venous catheters increased. One of the most important complications of the port cathe- ter, which is routinely used in cancer patients, is venous thrombosis. Catheter-related thrombosis may be the reason for vena cava superior syndrome and impaired venous drainage. Progression of the thrombus into the right atrium can increase the rate of mortality and morbidity due to poten- tial of pulmonary embolism. There is another debate whether to remove the catheters or not in such patients, in spite of optimal anticoagulant treatment. We aimed to report a 40-year-old patient who was treated for infiltrative ductal carcinoma and diagnosed with vena cava superior syndrome se- condary to port catheter-related thrombosis.

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