title: Percutaneous removal of a nonopaque silastic catheter from the pulmonary artery in two premature infants.
abstract: A modified snare was made from a 0.016' guidewire and a 0.1-mm fishing string to remove a nonopaque Silastic catheter via a femoral vein approach in 2 premature infants at the 44th and 120th day of life, respectively. A foldover guidewire loop snare had failed in 1 infant before this technique was successfully applied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, National Yang-Ming University, No. 201 2nd Section, Shih-Pai Rd, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC 112.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hsieng
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Soong
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers