Totally implantable venous access devices: A restrospective analysis of morbidity and risk factors in a hospital with multi-technique approaches.

Background: Totally implantable venous central access devices (TIVADs) can be implanted by open surgery or by direct puncture in the subclavian (ScV), internal jugular (IJV) or cephalic (CephV) veins.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in 201 patients. Thirty-day follow-up data was analyzed to compare the outcomes of different techniques and evaluation of risk factors.

Sarcomatoid Cholangiocarcinoma of the Common Bile Duct: An Unusual Entity.

Sarcomatous carcinoma of the bile duct is tremendously uncommon and aggressive. Herein, we report a case of a male who presented with jaundice. The thoraco-abdominopelvic tomography scan revealed a lesion within the common bile duct highly suspicious of malignancy.