title: Right atrial migration of nephrostomy catheter.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Urological Unit, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil. vadocabral@gmail.com
authors.forename: Aderivaldo C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Dias-Filho
authors.forename: Guilherme A V
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Coaracy
authors.forename: Wallace
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Borges
mesh_terms: 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