Endovascular extraction of a disconnected port-A catheter from inferior vena cava in a patient with chronic bilateral occlusion of femoroiliac veins: A case report

Abstract

Catheter detachment from a port may be seen due to various reasons, including operator errors, subsequent catheter manipulation during endovascular procedures, and trauma. For catheter removal, various tools including loop snare or basket catheter may be used with access via femoral or jugular veins. In this paper, we report the removal of a detached port-A catheter using a snare catheter from a jugular venous access in a patient with ilio-femoral venous occlusion. The main reason for reporting this case is the central venous catheter migration immediately after insertion and total occlusion of bilateral ilio-femoral veins due to unsuccessful manipulations previously.