Section of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ
Abstract:
The Schultze endomycardial bioptome was used to retrieve an embolized portion of plastic catheter from the right ventricle of a 5-month-old child. The retrieval was accomplished using fluoroscopy and took no more than two minutes after placement of the bioptome in the right internal jugular vein.