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Combined fluoroscopy and intracardiac echocardiography enabled real-time anatomic localization and successful percutaneous retrieval of a dislodged, almost radiolucent catheter fragment.
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Combined fluoroscopy and intracardiac echocardiography can serve as a crucial aid in the percutaneous retrieval of intracardiac foreign bodies that are difficult to visualize and adjacent to cardiac valves.
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May aid retrieval of radiolucent intracardiac fragments; single case leaves open need for validation.
This report details a method of percutaneous, transluminal retrieval of an intracardiac foreign body using fluoroscopy in combination with intracardiac echocardiography. During retrieval, intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) provided real-time anatomic localization of a constantly moving, almost radiolucent micropuncture coaxial dilator fragment with respect to the tricuspid and pulmonary valves. This method may serve as a crucial aid in retrieval of intracardiac foreign bodies that are difficult to see with fluoroscopy and which may be adjacent to cardiac valves.
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Mitsopoulos et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Intracardiac foreign body (dislodged catheter). Combined fluoroscopy and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) was evaluated on Retrieval of an intracardiac foreign body. Combined fluoroscopy and intracardiac echocardiography enabled real-time anatomic localization and successful percutaneous retrieval of a dislodged, almost radiolucent catheter fragment.
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