How to Make the 'Snip' Easy

Abstract Archives of the RSNA, 2014

VIE026-b

How to Make the 'Snip' Easy

Education Exhibits

Presented in 2014

Participants

Zubin Irani MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Rahmi Oklu MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

TEACHING POINTS

This pictorial exhibit aims to educate about Port catheter problems encountered and solutions for addressing these; in particular focussing on port catheters being too long. 1. Problems long chest port catehters may create / present with. 2. Present author's step by step technique for port catheter revisions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS/OUTLINE

1. Chest Port placement demographics 2. Complication of chest port placements 3. Pictorial technique of chest port revision for catheters that are too long 4. Outcomes using the presented author's technique

PDF UPLOAD

http://abstract.rsna.org/uploads/2014/14019131/14019131_ewad.pdf

Cite This Abstract

Irani, Z, Oklu, R, How to Make the 'Snip' Easy. Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14019131.html