Transvenous recovery of an intracardiac fractured port-A catheter fragment

Removal of foreign body in right atrium with percutaneous snare technique: a fractured, totally implantable venous access port

“…[8] The removal of these parts may be accomplished by complex surgical technique such as cardiopulmonary bypass or easily by interventions performed toward percutaneous transvenous way, which is simpler and cost-effective. [7][8][9][10][11] Our case completed treatment uneventfully and no complication was observed during this period. However, catheter damage in the early period was observed on previous chest radiographies, when the patient file was retrospectively evaluated.…”

“…In the study of Cheng et al, [12] the success rate of the removal of foreign bodies with loop-snare technique was found to be 97.8%. As Chosky et al [8] and Calvagna et al [10] also reported, percutaneous snare technique is a safe and effective procedure.…”