Percutaneous image-guided management of a misplaced pericardiocentesis catheter into the inferior vena cava.
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- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Derbel H; Medical Imaging Department, Henri Mondor University Hospital AP-HP, 51 avenue du Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, Creteil 94010, France.; Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Équipe 18, INSERM, Créteil, France.; Krichen M; Medical Imaging Department, Henri Mondor University Hospital AP-HP, Creteil, France.; Zaarour Y; Medical Imaging Department, Henri Mondor University Hospital AP-HP, Creteil, France.; Jazzar S; Medical Imaging Department, Henri Mondor University Hospital AP-HP, Creteil, France.; Ghosn M; Medical Imaging Department, Henri Mondor University Hospital AP-HP, Creteil, France.; Tacher V; Medical Imaging Department, Henri Mondor University Hospital AP-HP, Creteil, France.; Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Équipe 18, INSERM, Créteil, France.; Kobeiter H; Medical Imaging Department, Henri Mondor University Hospital AP-HP, Creteil, France.; Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Équipe 8, INSERM, Créteil, France.
- Source
- Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101316343 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1753-9455 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17539447 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis Subsets: MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
Misplacement of pericardiocentesis catheter in central veins is a rare complication that can be managed with several methods. In this case, we report a percutaneous image-guided plug-assisted management of a misplaced pericardiocentesis catheter into the inferior vena cava through a transhepatic tract successfully occluded. This minimally invasive technique was not previously described in this setting and had a favorable long-term outcome.