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Son, Lee, Kim, Park, Jung, Kim, Kim, and Jung: Incomplete Removal of Totally Implantable Venous Devices : Report of 2 Cases
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Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons

Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons 2012; 18(1): 18-23.

Published online: 30 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.0000/jkaps.2012.18.1.18

Incomplete Removal of Totally Implantable Venous Devices : Report of 2 Cases

Sang-Yong Son, M.D., Han-Byoel Lee, M.D., Soo-Hong Kim, M.D., Taejin Park, M.D., Kyuhwan Jung, M.D., Hyun-Young Kim, M.D., Woong-Han Kim, M.D.1, Sung-Eun Jung, M.D.

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

1Department of Pediatric Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Correspondence: Sung-Eun Jung, M.D. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehang-ro, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea. Tel: 02)2072-2927, Fax: 02)747-5130, sejung@snu.ac.kr

Received 15 April 2012       Accepted 12 October 2012

Copyright © 2012 Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons

Keywords: Totally implantable venous devices, Incomplete removal, Children

Figures and Tables

Fig. 1-A
Remained TIVD with vegetation within RA after TIVD removal operation on echocardiogram
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Fig. 1-B
TIVD inserted through Rt. SCV before a removal operation
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Fig. 1-C
Incomplete removed TIVD
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Fig. 2-A
TIVD inserted through left IJV before a removal operation.
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Fig. 2-B
Remained TIVD after the operation
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