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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2019.16887
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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