A rare pinch-off case embolized to the pulmonary artery

Aykhan Abbasov

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2023.20368

Aykhan Abbasov¹, Celalettin Kocatürk², Adem Uçar³, Hakan Yanar¹

¹Department of General Surgery, Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul, Türkiye
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul, Türkiye
³Department of Radiology, Liv Hospital Ulus, Istanbul, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2023.20368

The pinch-off syndrome is defined as the embolization of the central catheter inserted via the subclavian approach due to the mechanical compression between the clavicle, the first rib, the subclavius muscle, and the costoclavicular ligament. Embolization to the pulmonary artery is an extremely rare condition. In this article, we present a rare case with ovarian cancer who had multiple metastases both locally and lungs, the port catheter was fractured into three parts, the proximal part was removed, the middle part was left between the subclavian vein and the skin, and the long distal part was embolized to the pulmonary artery.

Keywords : Pinch-off syndrome, port catheter complication, pulmonary artery embolization

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