Percutaneous removal of a nonopaque silastic catheter from the pulmonary artery in two premature infants.
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.
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Department of Pediatrics, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, National Yang-Ming University, No. 201 2nd Section, Shih-Pai Rd, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC 112.
Hsieng
J H
JH
Lee
B C
BC
Lu
J H
JH
Soong
W J
WJ
Chen
S J
SJ
Meng
C C
CC
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
D012826:Silicone Elastomers