J Korean Soc Radiol.  2015 Jan;72(1):65-67. 10.3348/jksr.2015.72.1.65.

Retained Foreign Body in Pyothorax: Removal Using Snare Catheter and Endoscopic Biopsy Forcep Under the Fluoroscopic Guidance

• Han Y
• Kwon JH

• KMID: 1823936
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2015.72.1.65

Abstract

An iatrogenic foreign body (the surface coating polyurethane film of the guide wire) that was incurred during thoracentesis of chronic empyema, was removed by an interventional technique using a snare catheter and endoscopic biopsy forcep.

MeSH Terms

Biopsy*
Catheters*
Drainage
Empyema
Empyema, Pleural*
Foreign Bodies*
Pleural Cavity
Polyurethanes
SNARE Proteins*
Surgical Instruments*
Polyurethanes
SNARE Proteins