Removing an Entrapped Pigtail Catheter by Re-enforcing a Traditional Method

Right heart catheterization is the main step in the evaluation of pulmonary hypertension including Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and is considered a relatively safe procedure. Complications can occur including perforation, tamponade, bleeding, etc. requiring different types o...

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Autores principales: Serati, Alireza, Sharif-kashani, Babak, Ahmadi, Zargham Hossein, Naghashzadeh, Farah, Behzadnia, Neda, Chitsazan, Mandana, Abbasi, Payam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31423146
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Sumario:Right heart catheterization is the main step in the evaluation of pulmonary hypertension including Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and is considered a relatively safe procedure. Complications can occur including perforation, tamponade, bleeding, etc. requiring different types of interventions such as manipulation or surgery. Here, we have described a case of pigtail catheter entrapment and the method we used to free it without invasive measures.

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