title: The twisting maneuver for fluoroscopic-guided removal of nonpalpable tunneled central venous access catheter cuffs.
abstract: The present report describes an alternative technique for the detection of nonpalpable polyester cuffs during the removal of tunneled central venous catheters. By twisting the external segment of the tunneled catheter in obese patients or those with severe edema, fluoroscopy can easily confirm the estimated site of the hidden cuff.
authors: Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul 137-040, Korea.
authors: Jung Suk
authors: JS
authors: Oh
authors: Byung Gil
authors: BG
authors: Choi
authors: Ho Jong
authors: HJ
authors: Chun
authors: Hae Giu
authors: HG
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D062905:Central Venous Catheters / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004487:Edema / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010173:Palpation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*