Removal of central venous catheter using Evolution® Rotating Dilator

Koichi Takamizawa; Eriko Hasumi; Katsuhito Fujiu; Ryo Inuzuka

doi:10.1017/S1047951124000209

Removal of central venous catheter using Evolution^® Rotating Dilator

Cardiol Young. 2024 Mar 6:1-3. doi: 10.1017/S1047951124000209. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Koichi Takamizawa¹, Eriko Hasumi², Katsuhito Fujiu², Ryo Inuzuka¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 38444231
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951124000209

Abstract

We experienced the first case of a difficult-to-extract central venous catheter removed with a pacemaker lead removal system: a 14-year-old boy with Hirschsprung's disease who had repeated catheter infections that could not be removed by traction. Because the catheter lumen was occluded, a suture was tied around the end of the catheter and the catheter was removed with a rotating dilator.

Keywords: Central venous catheter; Evolution® Rotating Dilator; pacemaker removal system; percutaneous removal.