title: A rare complication of endovenous laser ablation: intravascular laser catheter breakage.
abstract: During endovenous laser ablation, which is performed as an alternative to surgery for the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency of lower extremity and associated varicose veins, it was realised that the distal end of the catheter protecting the fibre sheared off; the retained catheter fragment in the saphenous vein was removed by a mini incision. Herein, we aim to present a rare complication of endovenous laser ablation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sütçü İmam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bozoglan
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mese
authors.forename: Mehmet Fatih
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Inci
authors.forename: Erdinc
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eroglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057785:Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012501:Saphenous Vein