title: [Extraction of foreign bodies (catheters) from the right atrium and the abdominal aorta by the percutaneous route. Report of 2 cases and review of the literature].
abstract: Two cases of catheter-fragment embolism from a peripherical vein into the cardiac cavities and their extraction by means of a modified technique are presented. In the first case, the foreign body was located in the right cavities of the heart and it was extracted employing a modified technique by means of a Pigtail catheter and a Bioptom sequentially introduced percutaneously. In the second case, the embolus was located in the abdominal aorta and was extracted percutaneously with a Fogarty catheter. A review of the literature is made and, owing to the increasing frequency of the use of intravascular catheters, some recommendations are made in order to avoid this kind of complications.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Extracción de cuerpos extraños (catéteres) de la auricula derecha y aorta abdominal por via percutanea. Informe de dos casos y revisión de la literatura.