ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
Removal of a retained intracardiac guidewire fragment reaching out to subcutaneous tissue of thoracic wall in a pediatric patient
Abdullah Özer1, Yiğit Kılıç2, Arif Özbay1, Volkan Şıvgın3, Barış Mardin1, Erkan İriz1, Levent Oktar1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gazi University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
2Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
3Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Gazi University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.16887
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.
Keywords : Intracardiac foreign body, pediatric, surgery
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