Right atrial migration of nephrostomy catheter.
Percutaneous tube nephrostomy (PTN) placement is associated with bleeding complications in a small proportion of cases. We study a case of inadvertent renal vein catheterization during PTN tube change with catheter right atrial migration treated by fluoroscopically monitored catheter removal.
Dias-Filho
Aderivaldo C
AC
Urological Unit, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil. vadocabral@gmail.com
Coaracy
Guilherme A V
GA
Borges
Wallace
W
D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011859:Radiography