Transluminal Removal of an Embolized Venous Catheter Fragment with Simple Means: A Case Report

Therapeutic Apheresis

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 510-512

  Steiner, B ^a   Wojtunik, H ^a   Kessler, M ^b   Bambauer, R ^c   Mehlmann, U ^a   Langer, H J ^a  

^a Krankenhaus St Josef   (Germany)

^b Miners' Hospital   (Germany)

^c Institute for Blood Purification   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catheter fragment; Dormia basket; Large bore catheter

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DEVICE REMOVAL; EMBOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RENAL DIALYSIS; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345732701     PISSN: 10916660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0968.2003.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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