Retrieval of a Broken Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Migrated in the Right Pulmonary Artery in a Young Girl: a Case Report-Juniper Publishers


Retrieval of a Broken Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Migrated in the Right Pulmonary Artery in a Young Girl: a Case Report by Wen Zhang in Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Therapy in Juniper Publishers
We report a case of successful endovascular technique using a snare to retrieve a migrated, broken, peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) in a 12-year-old girl treated with chemotherapy for lymphocytic leukemia. This patient received chemotherapy through a PICC line implanted into her left antecubital vein 9 months previously. Computed Tomography (CT) after admission showed migration of a broken PICC into the right pulmonary artery. The broken PICC was retrieved successfully through the right femoral vein using a snare. The endovascular technique is useful and should be considered initial procedure for retrieving migrated catheters.

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