Application of Hong’s technique for removal of stuck hemodialysis tunneled catheter to pacemaker leads

Application of Hong’s technique for removal of stuck hemodialysis tunneled catheter to pacemaker leads

The term “stuck catheter” refers to situations where a central venous catheter cannot be removed from the central veins or right atrium using standard technique, usually due to development of a fibrin sheath leading to adherence to SVC or right atrial wall. Endoluminal dilatation is an interventiona...

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Main Authors: Chaudhry Adeel Ebad, MBBS, MRCPI, Stephen Davitt, MBBCh, BAO, FRCR, Ramal Gnanasekaran, MBBCh, BAO, Amjad Khan, MBBS, MRCPI, MMsc, Anne-Marie Moran, MBBCh, BAO, MRCPI, Msc (MolMed)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Stuck tunneled catheter
Pacemaker leads
Endoluminal dilatation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043316303181
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Summary:The term “stuck catheter” refers to situations where a central venous catheter cannot be removed from the central veins or right atrium using standard technique, usually due to development of a fibrin sheath leading to adherence to SVC or right atrial wall. Endoluminal dilatation is an interventional radiology technique that has been previously reported in the removal of stuck hemodialysis catheters, and to the best of our knowledge, this case describes the first application of the technique to remove a hemodialysis catheter that was adherent to SVC wall and transvenous pacemaker leads.
ISSN:1930-0433

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