Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 May;94(17):e728
From the Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (TWS, CFW, PJK, SYY, TCK, HCH, CYW), Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University; and Division of Chest and Critical care (JYF), Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
An entry vessel is crucial for intravenous port implantation. A safe alternative entry vessel that can be easily explored is crucial for patients without feasible cephalic vein or for those who need port reimplantation because of disease relapse. In this study, we tried to analyze the safety and feasibility of catheter implantation via the deltoid branch of the thoracoacromial vein. Read More