title: Removal of central venous catheter fragment embolus in a young male.
abstract: A 22 years male admitted with severe pancreatitis with central venous catheter implanted for central venous pressure monitoring and for providing total parental nutrition developed catheter fragment embolus due to accidental fracture of the same while manipulating it. Non surgical retrieval of the same was done by radiological intervention without any complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kathmandu Medical College, Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. prabin_bt@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002496:Central Venous Pressure; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000295:instrumentation; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed