Successful percutaneous retrieval of an intracardiac catheter fragment in an 800-g premature infant.
OBJECTIVE
To present the case report of a successful retrieval of an intracardiac catheter in an 800 - g premature infant.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
This report presents the technique for successful percutaneous removal of a retained intracardiac catheter fragment in an 800 - g infant.


CONCLUSIONS
This study demonstrates that this procedure can be successfully performed in extremely small infants.
Young
Tina
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Department of Medical Imaging, Primary Children's Medical Center and the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84113, USA.
Shaddy
Robert E
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D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight