[Endovascular extraction of catheters after accidental migration into the cardiac cavities (author's transl)]
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Journal De Radiologie, D'Electrologie, Et De Medecine Nucleaire
|January 1, 1976
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This study presents a femoral catheterization technique for removing intravascular foreign bodies. The method successfully retrieved a migrated catheter below the Holter
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Interventional Cardiology
- Medical Device Retrieval
Abstract:
The authors describe a technique which permits the extraction of intra-vascular foreign bodies by the intermediary of femoral catheterization. By this method it was possible to extract a catheter below Holter's valve, after accidental migration into the cardiac cavities, in four cases.