title: Bidirectional manipulation facilitating percutaneous retrieval of Swan-Ganz catheter entrapped in tricuspid valve apparatus.
abstract: We present a case of a 69-year-old male patient who, after uneventful coronary artery bypass grafting, had a Swan-Ganz catheter entrapped in the tricuspid apparatus. An original technique to remove the catheter percutaneously was used after unsuccessful attempts using a conventional lasso technique.
authors.affiliation: Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy, France.
authors.forename: Aleem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khard
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lefèvre
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve