Case Presentation: Implanted central venous port catheters (ports) are widely used for chemotherapy, total parenteral nutrition and blood monitoring. If placed in the subclavian vein, up to 15% of patients who receive implanted ports have immediate complications, including venous injury, pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. Long-term ports are associated with delayed complications, including thrombosis, occurring in 1.9-21.5% […]

Case Presentation: A 48 year-old male presented Landstuhl Regional Medical Center with epigastric pain and fevers that had progressed to pain in the right lower quadrant. He lived in Cameroon until 30 years old and had recently deployed to West Africa. Computed Tomography (CT) of his abdomen demonstrated thickening of his right colon with extra-luminal […]