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Table 3 Late complications

From: Implanting totally implantable venous access port via the internal jugular vein guided by ultrasonography is feasible and safe in patients with breast cancer

Late complications

n = 492

Percentage

Catheter-associated venous thrombosis

12

2.44

Catheter migration and embolization

6

1.22

Catheter-related infection

4

0.81

Port pocket infection

3

0.61

Pinch-off syndrome

3

0.61

Total

28

5.69