EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

Case Report Volume 6 Issue 5 - 2023

Uncovering a Rare Case of Intravenous Catheter Migration in a Port-a-Cath for Chemotherapy: A Radiological Incidental Finding

Yassine Zerhari*, Abir Lemrabet, Mohammed Ennmer, Hatim Essaber, Asaad El Bakkari, Soukaina Allioui, Hounayda Jerguigue, Youssef Omor and Rachida Latib

Radiology Department of National Institute of Oncology of Rabat, Morocco

*Corresponding Author: Yassine Zerhari, Radiology Department of National Institute of Oncology of Rabat, Morocco.
Received: April 24, 2023; Published: May 17, 2023




Port-a-Cath (PAC) catheters are commonly used in cancer patients for delivering chemotherapy. Though generally safe, catheter migration can occur and lead to serious complications. We present a rare case of a Port-a-Cath catheter migration incidentally discovered during a follow-up CT scan.

Keywords: Port-a-Cath; Chemotherapy; Catheter Migration; Intravenous Catheter; CT

Yassine Zerhari., et al. "Uncovering a Rare Case of Intravenous Catheter Migration in a Port-a-Cath for Chemotherapy: A Radiological Incidental Finding." EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports   6.5 (2023): 100-102.

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