title: A complication of coronary angiography: fractured and retained intraaortic catheter.
abstract: The complications linked directly to coronary artery catheter itself are very rare. We presented a case in which the broken right coronary artery catheter was successfully removed from the ascending aorta. The removal of catheter was accomplished via an aortic incision, which was created for saphenous vein graft in the site of anastomosis during an emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery. We believe that a broken catheter in the aorta is a catastrophic event, which could be removed safely in the operating room even with concomitant bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: GATA Military Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey. nkucukarslan@gata.edu.tr
authors.forename: Nezihi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kucukarslan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokusoglu
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuralay
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tatar
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D020878:Device Removal; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged