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. 1980 Sep;44(3):349–351. doi: 10.1136/hrt.44.3.349

Non-surgical extraction of a broken catheter sheath lodged in the right atrium, using a Dormia ureteral stone dislodger.

P L Wahi, K K Talwar, R P Sapru
PMCID: PMC482409  PMID: 7426193

Abstract

A broken Desillets Hoffman (DH) sheath which had lodged in the right atrium was extracted with the help of a Dormia ureteral stone dislodger. A critical appraisal of various non-surgical methods used so far to remove foreign bodies from the heart and great vessels is presented.

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