Non-surgical extraction of a broken catheter sheath lodged in the right atrium, using a Dormia ureteral stone dislodger.
A broken Desillets Hoffman (DH) sheath which had lodged in the right atrium was extracted with the help of a Dormia ureteral stone dislodger. A critical appraisal of various non-surgical methods used so far to remove foreign bodies from the heart and great vessels is presented.
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000601:surgery