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Manthreshwar Premkumar1, George K Chiramel1, Shyamkumar N Keshava1
1Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
The Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging
|December 4, 2020
Abstract:
The incidence of catheter breakage during percutaneous image-guided treatment of liver hydatid is very rare. A "telescoping" technique was used to retrieve the broken pigtail in this case report. Alternative options for pigtail retrieval are briefly discussed.
