title: Retained catheter dilator in right ventricular outflow tract for 22 years.
abstract: We report the case of a 61-year-old male with a retained catheter dilator in the right ventricular outflow tract for over 22 years. The management of retained intravascular foreign objects in the myocardium is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, Department of Surgery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Holley
authors.forename: Bryan A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Whitson
authors.forename: Stefan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bertog
authors.forename: Rosemary F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000601:surgery; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D062905:Central Venous Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome