Percutaneous Retrieval of a Central Venous Catheter Sutured to the Wall of the Right Atrium

Journal Article · Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1999 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S002709900335· OSTI ID:21080350

Neuerburg, Joerg-M; Guenther, Rolf W ^[1]; Chalabi, Khaled ^[2]; Hunter, David ^[3]

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1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Technology Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, D-52057 Aachen (Germany)
2. Department of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Technology Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, D-52057 Aachen (Germany)
3. Department of Radiology, Fairview-University Medical Center, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Box 292, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (United States)

A transjugular central venous catheter was inadvertently sutured to the wall of the right atrium in a 63-year-old female during coronary bypass surgery. Using two nitinol Goose Neck snares via a transfemoral and a transjugular approach the catheter was severed into two pieces and retrieved percutaneously.

• OSTI ID: 21080350
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 22, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s002709900335; Copyright (c) 1999 Springer-Verlag New York Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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