title: Retrieval of detached fragment of central venous pressure catheter (CVP) lodged in the right ventricle and pulmonary artery: a case report.
abstract: A successful retrieval of a detached segment of a CVP catheter by percutaneous right transfemoral venous route, using a Dotter intravascular retriever basket, is reported. The procedure was monitored under fluoroscopy. Only local anaesthesia, which was infiltrated around the puncture site, was given to the patient. No significant complication was encountered. Successful retrieval of the detached catheter fragment by percutaneous means obviates the need for thoracotomy.
authors: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: Sakijan
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Zambahari
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Annuar
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Yahya
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Ali
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography