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Remote Magnetic Navigation for Accurate, Real-time Catheter Positioning and Ablation in Cardiac Electrophysiology Procedures
Published on: April 21, 2013
Right atrial migration of nephrostomy catheter
Aderivaldo C Dias-Filho1, Guilherme A V Coaracy, Wallace Borges
1Urological Unit, Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil. vadocabral@gmail.com
Abstract:
Percutaneous tube nephrostomy (PTN) placement is associated with bleeding complications in a small proportion of cases. We study a case of inadvertent renal vein catheterization during PTN tube change with catheter right atrial migration treated by fluoroscopically monitored catheter removal.
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