[Calcification of thrombus associated with central venous catheter: unusual complication].
@article{Dounas2000CalcificationOT, title={[Calcification of thrombus associated with central venous catheter: unusual complication].}, author={Mokhtar Dounas and Akira Yamami and P Peillon and P Martinais and F Angenard}, journal={Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation}, year={2000}, volume={19 9}, pages={ 684-7 } }
Thrombosis originating from the tip of central venous catheter is a well known complication. The calcification of such a thrombus is very rare. Until now, only two cases had been described with long-term indwelling central venous catheters used for total parenteral nutrition. We report the first case of a calcified thrombus occurred during a short-term central venous catheterisation. The presumptive mechanism of thrombus calcification is precipitation of calcium salts and its deposition on a…
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