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Removal of a broken venous port from the pulmonary artery: a case series
Andrzej Kutarski1, Janusz Gozdek2, Paweł Stefańczyk3
12 Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.
Abstract:
The use of venous access ports carries a risk of complications, including catheter fracture with migration of catheter fragments into the pulmonary arteries. Experience in removing broken catheters is limited and there are no special tools. We present 4 cases of catheter removal using the available lassos/lasso catheter and tools designed for transvenous lead extraction and coronary sinus lead implantation via a femoral and subclavian approach. All four procedures were successful and without complications.
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