Basket removal of intraatrial catheter after liver transplantation: technical note.
A fragment of an intravenous catheter, lodged in the right atrium of a patient after a recent liver transplant, was removed percutaneously. Extra care is needed in such patients if the transfemoral approach is used. Reasons for the additional precautions are discussed and a case history is provided.
Singer
J
J
Department of Radiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Missouri 63110-0250.
Joyce
P
P
Brems
J
J
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000628:therapy*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*