title: Successful removal of kinked J-guide wire under fluoroscopic guidance during central venous catheterization -A case report-.
abstract: Guidewire-associated complications that occur during the process of central venous catheterization include its kinking, looping, knotting and breakage. The removal of a looped or knotted guidewire is problematic because it can cause vessel damage, major hemorrhage, or embolization of a fractured guidewire. We report a case of guidewire kinking and its successful removal under fluoroscopic guidance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun-Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Young-Tae
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Hyo-Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Jin-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Eun-Joo
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Mi-Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim