title: Percutaneous retrieval of a chronic catheter fragment from the left ventricle in a child.
abstract: Embolization of a catheter fragment is a very rarely seen complication, and few cases have been reported in children. Catheter fragments must be urgently extracted due to life-threatening complications. Most catheter fragments are removed very soon after being lost in the cardiovascular system, including the venous system and right side of the heart. In our report, we describe a child with catheter fragment, which was removed from the left ventricle 32 days after embolization. This catheter fragment was successfully retrieved percutaneously using a gooseneck snare catheter through the femoral artery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dolunay
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gürses
authors.forename: A Ruhi
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ozyürek
authors.forename: Ertürk
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Levent
authors.forename: Zülal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ulger
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000628:therapy*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans