[Percutaneous removal of an intravascular foreign body using a modified loop-snare technic].
Successful percutaneous removal of embolized intravenous catheters in two patients is described. The long duration of intravascular presence of the foreign bodies necessitated an adaptation of the familiar loop-snare technique. Percutaneous, transluminal retrieval is the method of choice for the removal of intravascular foreign bodies and should be performed in preference to surgical management whenever possible.
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Abteilung für Strahlendiagnostik, Albers-Schönberg-Institut, Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Hamburg.
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D000328:Adult; D001808:Blood Vessels; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods
Perkutane Entfernung von intravaskulären Fremdkörpern durch modifizierte Fangschlingentechnik.