Chonnam Med J.
2002 Dec;38(4):304-306.
Nonsurgical Retrieval of a Migrated Umbilical Vein Catheter Using the Snare Technique through Left Transsubclavian Veins
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- 1Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea. kjkrad@chonnam.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea.
- 3Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Gwangju, Korea.
Abstract
- A 3-day-old neonate had a broken umbilical vein catheter lodged from the junction of right subclavian vein and SVC to the junction of IVC and ductus venosus. We successfully retrieved the intravascular foreign body by percutaneous left transsubclavian venous route using the snare technique.
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