Removal of a retained intracardiac guidewire fragment reaching out to subcutaneous tissue of thoracic wall in a pediatric patient.
Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg
; 27(3): 381-383, 2019 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-32082888
ABSTRACT
The use of vascular access lines in both central venous and arterial sites has significantly increased over the past decades. A retained intravascular foreign body is a well-known complication of central venous catheter placement in children as well as in adults. Herein, we present our experience of surgical removal of a retained intracardiac guidewire fragment penetrating into the subcutaneous tissue of the thoracic wall in a pediatric case.
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2019
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