title: Nonsurgical removal of a catheter embolus from the heart of a foal.
abstract: Nonsurgical, percutaneous, transvenous removal of a catheter fragment embolus was performed in a 14-day-old Thoroughbred foal. A basket retrieval catheter was introduced into the jugular vein and manipulated under fluoroscopic guidance to remove the fragment from the right side of the heart. Percutaneous retrieval should be considered as an alternative to thoracotomy for retrieval of intracardiac or intravascular foreign bodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urban Practice, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hoskinson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wooten
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000662:veterinary*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000662:veterinary; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D006321:Heart; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male