title: Transluminal removal of an embolized venous catheter fragment with coronary angioplasty tools.
abstract: Central venous catheterization has become an important technique for the diagnosis and management of patients requiring intensive medical care. The use of devices to perform this procedure has been accompanied by a corresponding increase in complications. The embolization of foreign bodies to the venous system is not a rare event. This is a report on the transluminal effective and relatively easy removal of a sheath fragment from the right ventricle using standard angioplasty tools.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Italiano de La Plata, Hemodinamica, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Raul G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bretal
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pedroni
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giachello
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged