Removal of iatrogenic foreign bodies within cardiac chambers with a new snare catheter.
A technique for extracting an embolized venous catheter lodged in the pulmonary artery is described. A Deyhle-Seuberth catheter, which is generally used to excise gastrointestinal polyps, was used successfully to accomplish the extraction.
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
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