Respir Case Rep. 2025; 14(3): 81-83 | DOI: 10.5505/respircase.2025.88964

Non-Thrombotic Pulmonary Embolism Due to Cathe-ter Fracture in a Case of Hemophilia

Ersin Erdem Demirtaþ¹, Selvi Aþkar¹, Müntecep Aþkar², Rasa Beyzaei Oskouei^3
1Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Yüzüncü Yýl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Türkiye
²Department of Cardiology, Yüzüncü Yýl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Türkiye
³Yüzüncü Yýl University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Student, Van, Türkiye

Central venous catheter complications are rare in patients with hemophilia, but should not be ignored. A 19-year-old male with hemophilia who presented with hemoptysis was found to have a 7 cm catheter fragment lodged in his pulmonary artery. Despite the chronic presence of this foreign object, no pulmonary hypertension devel-oped over a 3-year follow-up. The conservative management option was selected due to the risks associated with invasive procedures in hemophil-ia. This report highlights the significance of long-term monitoring and individualized care in pa-tients with retained intravascular foreign bodies.

Keywords: Hemophilia, Central Venous Catheter, Cathe-ter Fracture, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Hypertension, Foreign Body

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Hemofili Olgusunda Kateter Kýrýðýna Baðlý Trombotik Olmayan Pulmoner Emboli

Ersin Erdem Demirtaþ¹, Selvi Aþkar¹, Müntecep Aþkar², Rasa Beyzaei Oskouei^3
1Yüzüncü Yýl Üniversitesi Týp Fakültesi, Göðüs Hastalýklarý Anabilim Dalý, Van
²Department of Cardiology, Yüzüncü Yýl University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Türkiye
³Yüzüncü Yýl University Faculty of Medicine, Medical Student, Van, Türkiye

Santral venöz kateter komplikasyonlarý hemofili hastalarýnda nadir ancak önemli sorunlardýr. Bu olgu sunumunda, hemoptizi þikâyeti ile baþvuran ve pulmoner arterde 7 cm uzunluðunda kateter parçasý saptanan 19 yaþýnda bir erkek hasta sunulmaktadýr. Bu yabancý cismin kronik varlýðýna raðmen, üç yýllýk takip süresince pulmoner hipertansiyon geliþmemiþtir. Hemofili tanýsý olan has-tada invazif prosedürlerin riskleri nedeni ile kon-servatif tedavi tercih edilmiþtir. Bu olgu, intravasküler yabancý cisim bulunan hastalarda uzun süreli takip ve kiþiselleþtirilmiþ bakýmýn önemini vurgulamaktadýr

Anahtar Kelimeler: Hemofili, Santral Venöz Kateter, Kateter Kýrýl-masý, Pulmoner Emboli, Pulmoner Hiper-tansiyon, Yabancý Cisim.

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