Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We describe a case of a ruptured tip of a tunneled catheter for hemodialysis with subsequent embolization towards the apical segment of the pulmonary artery and pulmonary infarction.The patient presented with dyspnea and stitch-like pain in the side, initially diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia.The catheter fragment was visualized by CT, where its migration towards the apical segment was confirmed.The catheter was then removed and the patient continued dialysis through an AVF (arteriovenous fistula).
Source: Nefrología Latinoamericana
Authors: Florencia Brust, Oscar Escobar, Jennifer Nichols, Gianna Mastroianni, Vicente Campolo-Girard, Paola N. Serrano-Riveros, Agostina Ailen-Vernales
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medical Services
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413366092