title: Successful removal of catheter fragment from right atrium in a premature infant.
abstract: A premature infant with rupture of percutaneous central catheter and subsequent migration of the fragment in the right atrium was reported. Umbilical venous catheterization was safely used to remove the fragment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. mpia.decarolis@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: Maria Pia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: De Carolis
authors.forename: Simonetta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Polimeni
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Stasi
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Papacci
authors.forename: Costantino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011859:Radiography