title: Foreign body retrieval using a simple snare device.
abstract: We report three patients who had intravascular catheter fragments removed using an easily made snare device fashioned from a 0.038 inch movable-core J-wire and a multi-purpose catheter. The device is easily manipulated and facilitates safe removal of embolized catheters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Bogart
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Earnest
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery