title: [Percutaneous removal of an intravascular foreign body using a modified loop-snare technic].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Strahlendiagnostik, Albers-Schönberg-Institut, Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Hamburg.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eppen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pohlenz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001808:Blood Vessels; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods
vernacular_title: Perkutane Entfernung von intravaskulären Fremdkörpern durch modifizierte Fangschlingentechnik.