Percutaneous retrieval of a broken catheter from the pulmonary artery

J Interv Cardiol. 2006 Feb;19(1):81-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2006.00109.x.

Abstract

We describe a case regarding the percutaneous retrieval of a broken catheter from the pulmonary artery of a 54-year-old female patient in which we successfully used a "Goose Neck" snare. The analysis of relevant literature and the successful outcome of the case confirm that the percutaneous retrieval of a foreign body is a feasible, sure, and effective procedure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / instrumentation
  • Equipment Failure
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery / injuries*