Foreign body pulmonary embolism

Peter Rief; Klara Belaj; Nicole Smaczny; Michael Augustin; Philipp Eller; Marianne Brodmann; Ernst Pilger

doi:10.1007/s00508-013-0375-6

Foreign body pulmonary embolism

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2013 Jun;125(11-12):337-8. doi: 10.1007/s00508-013-0375-6. Epub 2013 Jun 14.

Authors

Peter Rief¹, Klara Belaj, Nicole Smaczny, Michael Augustin, Philipp Eller, Marianne Brodmann, Ernst Pilger

Affiliation

¹ Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036, Graz, Austria.

PMID: 23765525
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-013-0375-6

Abstract

We report a case of a foreign body embolism caused by a tip of an explanted port-a-cath system. The embolus could be removed with a gooseneck snare catheter, the patient fully recovered.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
Foreign Bodies / etiology*
Foreign Bodies / surgery*
Humans
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
Pulmonary Embolism / surgery*
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Access Devices / adverse effects*