Key result
Percutaneous Lasso guide successfully retrieves an embolized fractured subclavian catheter from the left pulmonary artery.
Why the study?
Certain complications such as catheter migration with embolization and pinch-off syndrome are associated with totally implantable venous access devices used in oncology patients.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare complication of totally implantable venous access devices and demonstrates successful extraction of an embolized catheter from the pulmonary artery.
Supports retrieval feasibility in embolization cases; leaves open need for prevention guidelines and prospective data.
Totally Implantable venous access insertion has become routinely involved in the treatment of patients in oncology, However, certain complications are associated with the use of these devices: catheter migration with embolization, pinch-off sign. We report a case of successful extraction of an embolized distal portion of the Catheter from left pulmonary artery.
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Badri et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Catheter fracture with embolization (n=1). Percutaneous retrieval using a Lasso guide was evaluated on Catheter retrieval success. Percutaneous retrieval using a Lasso guide successfully removed an embolized distal portion of a fractured totally implantable subclavian venous catheter from the left pulmonary artery.
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