Transluminal retrieval of intravasal foreign bodies. Incidence, clinical signs, diagnostics and interventional therapy of catheter embolization

Patients with central venous lines or implanted Hickman catheters and port systems, suffer catheter embolization in 0.1-2.8% of the cases due to material fatigue or medical malpractice. In a 58-year-old vascular surgery patient, a central venous line catheter fragment was successfully retrieved from...

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Published in:Der Anaesthesist 2004-12, Vol.53 (12), p.1185-1188
Main Authors: Morguet, A J, Kruschewski, M, Petersein, A, Schultheiss, H P
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Female
Femoral Artery - physiology
Foreign Bodies - diagnosis
Foreign Bodies - epidemiology
Foreign Bodies - surgery
Humans
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery
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Summary:Patients with central venous lines or implanted Hickman catheters and port systems, suffer catheter embolization in 0.1-2.8% of the cases due to material fatigue or medical malpractice. In a 58-year-old vascular surgery patient, a central venous line catheter fragment was successfully retrieved from the pulmonary artery using a snare catheter via a transfemoral approach. From this case, we discuss the incidence, clinical aspects, diagnosis and interventional therapy of catheter embolization.
ISSN:0003-2417
DOI:10.1007/s00101-004-0765-2