Percutaneous interventional techniques to remove embolized silicone port catheters from heart and great vessels

Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2012 Sep;27(3):196-200. doi: 10.1007/s12928-012-0100-9. Epub 2012 Mar 16.

Abstract

Rupture of a silicon port catheter is a relatively rare complication and sometimes it is difficult to remove it. We experienced three cases of retrieval of silicone port catheters migrating into cardiac ventricle or pulmonary artery. Several devices such as a snare wire, an ablation catheter, and a basket catheter in combination with interventional guiding catheter were applied to retrieve them. These interventional techniques are applicable for retrieval of embolized vascular access port system and other catheter fragments.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / instrumentation
  • Embolism / complications
  • Embolism / surgery*
  • Equipment Failure*
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery*
  • Heart
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods*
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
  • Silicones
  • Vascular Access Devices / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Silicones