Guide wire outer coat shearing and embolisation: an unusual complication of pericardiocentesis.
We report a case of shearing of the outer coat of the guide wire and its embolization into the pulmonary artery during pericardiocentesis. This unusual foreign body was successfully removed by pervenous method.
Reddy
S C
SC
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Kamath
P
P
Talwar
K K
KK
Saxena
A
A
Wasir
H S
HS
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*