Migrated Hickman catheters: a simple repositioning method using a stiff hydrophilic guidewire.
We present a simple guidewire insertion technique and a new way of prepping for the procedure for readvancement of partially retracted Hickman catheters with the aid of a stiff hydrophilic guidewire.
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Department of Radiology, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, 94-195 Yongdungpo-Dong, Yongdungpo-Ku, Seoul 150-030, Korea.
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D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional