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Foreign body retrieval from the heart by two catheter technique
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|January 1, 1979
Insights
Foreign bodies in the heart can be removed without open surgery. A 15 cm central venous catheter lodged in the heart was successfully retrieved using a novel dual-catheter approach.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
- Medical Device Retrieval
Background:
- Accidental lodging of foreign bodies in the heart and great vessels poses significant clinical challenges.
- Traditional retrieval methods may necessitate invasive procedures like thoracotomy.
Abstract:
Foreign bodies that lodge accidentally in the heart or great vessels can be retrieved successfully without thoracotomy. This report describes retrieval of a 15-centimeter-long central venous catheter lodged in the right side of the heart. Two catheters were introduced to effect retrieval, one from the arm and the other from the leg. To our knowledge this approach has not been described previously.