Percutaneous Retrieval of an Intravascular Catheter Embolus.
- Author:
Yeong Hee HAM
1
;
Seong Kyu JEONG
;
Jin Hyuk JO
;
Yeong Sin SIN
;
Eun Hee SIM
;
Min Gyu PARK
;
Byung Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Daedong Hospital, Busan, Korea. reuental@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Subclavian vein catheterization;
Catheter emboli;
Loop snare
- MeSH:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Biopsy;
Catheterization;
Catheters;
Embolism;
Foreign Bodies;
Pulmonary Artery;
Pulmonary Embolism;
Sepsis;
SNARE Proteins;
Surgical Instruments
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2012;83(5):633-636
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intravascular catheter embolism is common and the most important complication of subclavian catheterization. The catheter fragment can lead to pulmonary embolism, vascular perforation, sepsis, arrhythmia, and even death. The intravascular foreign body can be removed using surgical or non-surgical methods. With technological advances, the percutaneous retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies has become a relatively common procedure. A commonly used method for retrieving intravascular foreign bodies is the loop snare. Sometimes biopsy forceps can be used. We experienced a case of non-surgical retrieval of an intravascular foreign body. We used the standard loop snare technique to remove a 5-cm catheter fragment from the left pulmonary artery.
