Successful removal of catheter fragment from right atrium in a premature infant

Maria Pia De Carolis; Simonetta Costa; Valentina Polimeni; Carmine Di Stasi; Patrizia Papacci; Costantino Romagnoli

doi:10.1007/s00431-006-0275-0

Successful removal of catheter fragment from right atrium in a premature infant

Eur J Pediatr. 2007 Jun;166(6):617-8. doi: 10.1007/s00431-006-0275-0. Epub 2006 Oct 25.

Authors

Maria Pia De Carolis¹, Simonetta Costa, Valentina Polimeni, Carmine Di Stasi, Patrizia Papacci, Costantino Romagnoli

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. mpia.decarolis@rm.unicatt.it

PMID: 17063348
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0275-0

Abstract

A premature infant with rupture of percutaneous central catheter and subsequent migration of the fragment in the right atrium was reported. Umbilical venous catheterization was safely used to remove the fragment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Equipment Failure
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
Foreign-Body Migration / therapy
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Radiography