title: Intravascular foreign bodies: what the radiologist needs to know.
abstract: The intravascular foreign bodies (IFBs) can originate from many sources both iatrogenic and noniatrogenic; as the frequency of endovascular therapies increases, the incidence of lost or embolized iatrogenic foreign bodies is also increasing. As IFB can cause significant complications such as thrombosis, pulmonary and peripheral embolism, etc. It is therefore necessary to remove them, and this may be accomplished through surgery or by means of percutaneous radiologic techniques. Percutaneous approach is widely perceived as the best way to retrieve IFB. We provide an overview of recent literature, clarifying what devices are being lost, what symptoms occur as a result, and how retrieval is being performed.
authors: Radiology Department, Insubria University, Varese, Italy. Electronic address: chiara.floridi@gmail.com.
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Floridi
authors: Radiology Department, Insubria University, Varese, Italy.
authors: Larissa
authors: L
authors: Nocchi-Cardim
authors: Radiology Department, Insubria University, Varese, Italy.
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: De Chiara
authors: Radiology Department, Insubria University, Varese, Italy.
authors: Anna Maria
authors: AM
authors: Ierardi
authors: Radiology Department, Insubria University, Varese, Italy.
authors: Gianpaolo
authors: G
authors: Carrafiello
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*