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  2. Port (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    A port is more correctly known as a "totally implantable venous access device". They are also commonly referred to as a Portacath or Chemo port. Brand names include Eco Port, Clip-a-Port, SmartPort, Microport, Bardport, PowerPort, Passport, Port-a-Cath, Infuse-a-Port, Medi-Port, and Bioflo.

  3. Vascular access for chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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    An implanted port is less obvious than a tunneled catheter and requires little daily care. It has less impact on a person's activities than a PICC line or a tunneled catheter. Surgically implanted infusion ports are placed below the clavicle (infraclavicular fossa), with the catheter threaded into the heart (right atrium) through a large vein.

  4. Central venous catheter - Wikipedia

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    Implanted central venous catheter Implanted port. The "nipples" which define the clinician's target area are here readily discerned. Gripper needle inserted in port. An implanted central venous catheter, also called a port a "cath" or "port-a-cath", is similar to a tunneled catheter, but is left entirely under the skin and is accessible via a ...

  5. Dave Coulier Gives a Thumbs-Up from Chemo Treatment ... - AOL

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    Dave Coulier has shared an upbeat update from his ongoing cancer struggle, giving a thumbs-up while getting chemotherapy treatment. “Putting a positive spin and sending love to all of you who ...

  6. Michael Strahan’s daughter Isabella Strahan hospitalized ...

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    Cleared to leave after having her chemo port cleaned, a process she said was “really painful,” Isabella was rushed back to the ER within hours. “I catfished everyone,” she said from a ...

  7. Peripherally inserted central catheter - Wikipedia

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    A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC or PICC line), also called a percutaneous indwelling central catheter or longline, [1] is a form of intravenous access that can be used for a prolonged period of time (e.g., for long chemotherapy regimens, extended antibiotic therapy, or total parenteral nutrition) or for administration of substances that should not be done peripherally (e.g ...

  8. Houston Texans' Dylan Horton reflects on cancer battle and ...

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    That challenge included bi-weekly chemotherapy treatments through a port, but Horton says his support system made all the difference. PHOTO: Defensive end Dylan Horton #92 of the Houston Texans ...

  9. Hickman line - Wikipedia

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    A Hickman line is a central venous catheter most often used for the administration of chemotherapy or other medications, as well as for the withdrawal of blood for analysis. Some types are used mainly for the purpose of apheresis or dialysis.