Basket removal of intraatrial catheter after liver transplantation: Technical note

Singer, Jonas; Joyce, Patrick F.; Brems, John J.

doi:10.1007/bf02577160

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“…Percutaneous removal is indicated in the presence of catheter fragments and should be done as initial treatment, not precluding subsequent surgery. 3,16,17,33,34 Conservative management requires follow-up, anticoagulation, and antibiotic prophylaxis. 23 To conclude, the management of foreign bodies in the heart should be discussed on an individual basis:…”

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“…1,2 Another cause can be the migration of a catheter fragment from a peripheral vessel to the heart or a needle migration to the heart as in the case of drug addicts. [3][4][5][6] A needle lost in the baby's bed subsequently penetrating in the baby's thorax can be the cause of fever and weight loss in childhood but may also be observed occasionally years later. 7 A possible embolization of a Kirschner wire to the heart or great vessels is also reported after orthopedic surgery.…”

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Posttraumatic and iatrogenic foreign bodies in the heart: report of fourteen cases and review of the literature

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Arslanian

Marzio

et al. 2003

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

112

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The management of foreign bodies in the heart should be individualized: (1) symptomatic foreign bodies should be removed irrespective of their location; (2) asymptomatic foreign bodies diagnosed immediately after the injury with associated risk factors should be removed; (3) asymptomatic foreign bodies without associated risks factors or diagnosed late after the injury may be treated conservatively, particularly if they are completely embedded in the myocardium or in the pericardium.

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