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Alessandro Mautone1, Walter Pitscheider, Roberto Desiato
1Department of Cardiology, Bolzano General Hospital, Italy. alemautone@yahoo.it
Abstract:
We describe a case regarding the percutaneous retrieval of a broken catheter from the pulmonary artery of a 54-year-old female patient in which we successfully used a "Goose Neck" snare. The analysis of relevant literature and the successful outcome of the case confirm that the percutaneous retrieval of a foreign body is a feasible, sure, and effective procedure.
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