Percutaneous extraction of an embolized hyperalimentation catheter fragment.
Extraction of an embolized catheter fragment from an infant's heart was accomplished using a loop wire snare. At the time of extraction, a cutdown venotomy was necessary to avoid damaging the femoral vein. This is the eighth reported case of nonsurgical extraction in children under the age of 10 years.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000295:instrumentation*