Retrieval of intravascular iatrogenic foreign bodies using a nonsurgical technique

Martin, L G; Strahan, Keith; Murphy, G. J.

doi:10.1136/pgmj.73.864.664

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“…Lodging of foreign bodies in the venous system is not uncommon in connection with the development and widespread use of interventional radiology in the past 10 years [6,7]. However, with stripping of the greater saphenous vein this complication is very rare, and we have not found a similar case in the literature.…”

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A Rare Complication of Varicose Vein Surgery

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Design: Case report. Setting: University Hospital in the Czech Republic. Patients: Patient undergoing surgery for primary varicose veins. Interventions: The patient underwent attempted long saphenous vein stripping by passing a flexible stripper from ankle to groin. The stripper fractured at its upper end and a fragment of stripper became lodged in the internal iliac vein in the pelvis. This was removed at laparotomy. The patient made an uncomplicated recovery. Conclusion: Major complications of varicose vein surgery are rare. This unusual problem was probably caused by material fatigue in the stripper, leading to fracture near the upper end of the stripper.

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A Rare Complication of Varicose Vein Surgery

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“…Internal cannula dislodgement resulted in mortality in 20% of human patients if the dislodged material was not retrieved (Martin et al . ). Internal cannula embolisation has been encountered in subcutaneous long‐stay central cannulae in humans (7 · 9%) but not in a study of vascular access ports in the dog (Mayer et al .…”

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confidence: 97%