Percutaneous extraction of two deeply lodged foreign bodies

Interventional radiologists have long been familiar with percutaneous removal of intravascular foreign bodies. Catheter fragments and other foreign bodies can, however, also lie within extravascular soft tissues and should be amenable to extraction by similar techniques. We successfully removed frac...

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Published in:Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 1994-03, Vol.17 (2), p.113-115
Main Authors: SMITH, S. J, VYBORNY, C, VOGELZANG, R. L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Analgesia, Epidural - instrumentation
Analgesia, Obstetrical - instrumentation
Biological and medical sciences
Catheterization - instrumentation
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
Drainage - instrumentation
Female
Foreign Bodies - therapy
Humans
Kidney
Male
Medical sciences
Pregnancy
Punctures
Radiography, Interventional
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Spinal Canal
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Summary:Interventional radiologists have long been familiar with percutaneous removal of intravascular foreign bodies. Catheter fragments and other foreign bodies can, however, also lie within extravascular soft tissues and should be amenable to extraction by similar techniques. We successfully removed fractured catheter fragments embedded in the soft tissues of 2 patients. In both cases, percutaneous needle puncture under radiologic guidance was used to gain directed access. Technical considerations of this method and its potential application are discussed.
ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/BF00193929