Calcified central venous catheter fibrin sheath: Case report and review of the literature

Aryeh Keehn; Dan Rabinowitz; Steve K. Williams; Benjamin H. Taragin

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.07.014

Calcified central venous catheter fibrin sheath: Case report and review of the literature

Aryeh Keehn
, Dan Rabinowitz
, Steve K. Williams
, Benjamin H. Taragin

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Abstract

We present a 6-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who demonstrated on chest X-ray a radiopacity in the superior vena cava after removal of an implanted venous access device. This radiopacity was initially thought to be a retained catheter fragment. On review of previous imaging, we were able to document the temporal development of a calcified catheter cast as distinct from the catheter. This case represents a rare consequence of central venous catheterization in children. Knowledge of this finding as a possible complication may help avoid performance of unnecessary follow-up imaging or invasive procedures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1130-1133
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Imaging
Volume	39
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.07.014
State	Published - 1 Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Central venous catheter
Complications of central venous catheters
Fibrin sheath
Venous cast

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Calcified central venous catheter fibrin sheath: Case report and review of the literature

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