Bidirectional manipulation facilitating percutaneous retrieval of Swan-Ganz catheter entrapped in tricuspid valve apparatus

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Feb 15;71(3):364-6. doi: 10.1002/ccd.21403.

Abstract

We present a case of a 69-year-old male patient who, after uneventful coronary artery bypass grafting, had a Swan-Ganz catheter entrapped in the tricuspid apparatus. An original technique to remove the catheter percutaneously was used after unsuccessful attempts using a conventional lasso technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / surgery*
  • Device Removal / methods*
  • Equipment Failure*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tricuspid Valve