Percutaneous Removal of Intracardiac Retained Hemodialysis Catheter: A Rare Complication of a Commonly Used Procedure

Intracardiac foreign bodies (IFB) are rare clinical conditions. There are now several reports on the percutaneous retrieval of IFB under fluoroscopy. However, some IFB are not radiopaque, and retrieval requires combined fluoroscopic and ultrasound guidance. We report the case of a bedridden 23-year-old male patient with T-lymphoblastic lymphoma treated with long-term chemotherapy. Ultrasound examination diagnosed a huge thrombus in the right atrium near the opening of the inferior vena cava which affected the patency of his PICC line. Ten days of anticoagulant therapy did not modify the thrombus size. Open heart surgery was not feasible because of the patient clinical condition. Snare-capture of the non-opaque thrombus was done from the femoral vein under fluoroscopic and ultrasound guidance with excellent outcomes. We also present a systematic review of IFB. We found out that percutaneous removal of IFBs is a safe and effective procedure. The youngest patient who received percutaneous IFB retrieval was 10 days old and weighed only 800 g, while the oldest patient was 70 years old. Port catheters (43.5%) and PICC lines (42.3%) were the most commonly found IFBs. Snare catheters and forceps were the most commonly used instruments.

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Percutaneous snare-retrieval of intracardiac thrombus under fluoroscopic and transesophageal echocardiography guidance: case report and systematic review

Zhou

Wang

Pan

et al. 2023

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.

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The wandering ghost: A rare case report dealing with an incarcerated hemodialysis femoral venous catheter and its successful retrieval

Sharma,

Yadav,

Pathak

2024

AMJM

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The increasing prevalence of chronic kidney diseases worldwide has eventually increased the demand for dialysis. It is usually achieved by creating an arteriovenous fistula or by the placement of temporary hemodialysis catheters. Without a doubt, the creation of an arteriovenous fistula is the best long-term solution for patients needing frequent dialysis because it carries the least risk of infection. We report a rare case dealing with a fractured and incarcerated single-lumen nontunnel temporary hemodialysis catheter secured in the right femoral vein, and the procedure opted for its successful retrieval from the right external iliac vein.

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Percutaneous Removal of Intracardiac Retained Hemodialysis Catheter: A Rare Complication of a Commonly Used Procedure

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Percutaneous snare-retrieval of intracardiac thrombus under fluoroscopic and transesophageal echocardiography guidance: case report and systematic review

Percutaneous snare-retrieval of intracardiac thrombus under fluoroscopic and transesophageal echocardiography guidance: case report and systematic review

The wandering ghost: A rare case report dealing with an incarcerated hemodialysis femoral venous catheter and its successful retrieval

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