Percutaneous retrieval of a central venous catheter sutured to the wall of the inferior vena cava |
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| Authors: | Susumu Kanazawa Kotaro Yasui Yoshio Hiraki |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, Okayama University, Medical School, 2-5-1, Shikatacho, 700 Okayama, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A central venous catheter was sutured to the wall of the inferior vena cava in a 20-year-old male undergoing retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for malignant testicular germ cell tumor. We succeeded in retrieving the catheter percutaneously, using a combination of loopsnare wire and myocardial biopsy forceps. |
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| Keywords: | Foreign bodies Catheter and catheterization, complications Interventional procedure |
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