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. 1982 Jun;9(2):153–156.

Removal of Iatrogenic Foreign Bodies Within Cardiac Chambers with a New Snare Catheter

Antonia Lijoi 1, Luca Barberis 1, Gian Carlo Passerone 1, Giuseppe Venere 1
PMCID: PMC351605  PMID: 15226952

Abstract

A technique for extracting an embolized venous catheter lodged in the pulmonary artery is described. A Deyhle-Seuberth catheter,* which is generally used to excise gastrointestinal polyps, was used successfully to accomplish the extraction.

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