Percutaneous Retrieval of Foreign Bodies Around Vital Vessels Aided with Vascular Intervention: A Technical Note

The presence of an intravascular foreign body represents a well-known risk of serious complications. While in the past surgical removal of intravascular foreign body was the most common intervention, nowadays a percutaneous approach in the retrieval of an intravascular foreign body is widely accepted as the first-line technique. In the literature, many case reports describe different techniques and materials. This article summarizes and illustrates the main materials and techniques currently applied for percutaneous retrieval of intravascular foreign body, providing a simplified tool with different interventional possibilities, adaptable to different clinical situations.

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Percutaneous retrieval of intravascular venous foreign bodies in children

Pediatric Radiology ◽

10.1007/s00247-011-2150-z ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 24-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Anne Marie Cahill ◽

Deddeh Ballah ◽

Paula Hernandez ◽

Lucia Fontalvo

Keyword(s):

Foreign Bodies ◽

Percutaneous Retrieval

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Percutaneous retrieval of a fractured surgical drain from the deep perineal soft tissues: Technical note

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology ◽

10.1007/bf02577367 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 117-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Steven S. Morse ◽

Douglas A. Kaffenberger ◽

N. Reed Finney

Keyword(s):

Soft Tissues ◽

Technical Note ◽

Percutaneous Retrieval ◽

Surgical Drain

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Percutaneous retrieval of a fractured dialysis catheter using a balloon

The Journal of Vascular Access ◽

10.5301/jva.5000638 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. e42-e44 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Su Nam Lee ◽

Min Seop Jo ◽

Ki-Dong Yoo

Keyword(s):

Foreign Bodies ◽

Dialysis Catheter ◽

Percutaneous Retrieval ◽

First Report ◽

Lethal Complications ◽

Catheter Fracture ◽

Loop Snare

Intravascular foreign bodies can cause serious complications and catheter fracture with or without embolization is a rare, serious event. Intravascular fragments from broken catheters can be retrieved percutaneously or surgically, and should be removed as soon as possible to prevent further lethal complications. A gooseneck loop snare is the most popular device for endovascular retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies. Herein, we present the first report of successful percutaneous retrieval of a fractured catheter using a balloon.

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Percutaneous Retrieval of a Fragmented Port-a-Cath With the Snaring Technique

Disease and Diagnosis ◽

10.34172/ddj.2021.32 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 180-182

Author(s):

Hossein Farshidi ◽

Moazameh Mohammadi Soleimani ◽

Dariush Hooshyar

Keyword(s):

Foreign Bodies ◽

Femoral Vein ◽

Outer Part ◽

Venous Catheter ◽

Central Venous ◽

Percutaneous Retrieval ◽

X Ray ◽

History Of ◽

Chest X Ray

Background: Long-term use of central venous catheters is common in cancer patients for chemotherapy. The remaining of these catheters after the end of the treatment period can be associated with complications such as thrombosis and catheter fragmentation. Case Report: This report presents a 42-year-old woman with a history of colon cancer whose inner part of the vascular access was detached from the outer part after removing the central venous catheter, and the catheter remained inside the internal jugular vein. After preparing the patient’s chest X-ray, the catheter was removed from the femoral vein by percutaneous retrieval and successfully taken out using the snaring technique. Conclusion: Overall, percutaneous retrieval is a safe way to remove intravascular foreign bodies that can prevent major surgical complications.

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