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  • Title: Complications after percutaneous placement of totally implantable venous access ports in the forearm.
    Author: Goltz JP, Petritsch B, Thurner A, Hahn D, Kickuth R.
    Journal: Clin Radiol; 2012 Nov; 67(11):1101-7. PubMed ID: 22583951.
    Abstract:
    This article focuses on radiological imaging of complications after interventional percutaneous insertion of totally implantable venous access ports (TIVAPs) which were placed in the forearm. Thus far most reviews have dealt with pectorally-placed TIVAPs. Compared with the pectoral approach, implantation in the forearm has been associated with certain complications owing to a longer route of the port catheter within a smaller vein, and owing to the route across the elbow joint, resulting in higher rates of catheter-associated thrombosis and possible mechanical complications. The purpose of this review is to describe the complications after implantation of TIVAPs in the forearm, and to make radiologists familiar with the key findings of the complications during radiological imaging, including colour-coded and compression Duplex ultrasound, computed tomography, and digital subtraction venography.
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