Case Report

Catheter Fracture and Embolization Related to an Arm Venous Port

Figure 1

(a) The PA chest X-ray demonstrates the catheter fragment superimposed upon the mediastinum with portions of the catheter seen in both hilar regions (arrows). The arm port and the residual catheter are seen in the arm, cranial to the antecubital fossa, on the margin of the image. (b) The lateral chest X-ray demonstrates the catheter fragment superimposed upon the mediastinum (arrow).
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(a) PA Chest X-ray.
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(b) Lateral Chest X-ray.