title: Removal of iatrogenic foreign bodies within cardiac chambers with a new snare catheter.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lijoi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barberis
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Passerone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Venere