Delayed Complication of a Retained Microcatheter during Neurovascular Intervention Presenting as Limb Ischemia: A Case Report and Literature Review

A case of recurrent osteomyelitis due to retained micro-catheter after cerebral angiography

“…Two studies highlighted the complication of retained micro-catheters resulting in distal ischemia during AVM embolization [12] , [17] . In the literature review conducted by Maharaj et al, they identified additional complications, such as pseudoaneurysm, infarct, cellulitis, and migration into subcutaneous tissue [12] Koo et al reported two cases of retained wire into the thoracic cavity following endovascular neurointervention, one with right lung parenchymal hemorrhage due to direct lung parenchymal piercing and the other with pneumothorax [13] .…”