Successful percutaneous removal of broken umbilical vein catheter in a very low-birth-weight preterm infant

Demirel, ATALAY; Guven, Gulsah; Okan, Fusun; Saygili, Arda

doi:10.5543/tkda.2016.49376

Successful percutaneous removal of broken umbilical vein catheter in a very low-birth-weight preterm infant

Demirel A., Guven G., Okan F., Saygili A.

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.44, sa.8, ss.700-702, 2016 (Hakemli Dergi)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 8
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.5543/tkda.2016.49376
Dergi Adı: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.700-702
Anahtar Kelimeler: Percutaneous cardiac catheterization, preterm infant, umbilikal vein catheter, PREMATURE-INFANT, LEFT ATRIUM, RETRIEVAL, NEWBORN
Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 28-week-old preterm infant with a birth weight of 1250 g had a broken segment of umbilical vein catheter (UVC) lodged in the right atrium. It was observed that a 7-cm fragment of catheter had migrated to the right atrium through the inferior vena cava. The catheter was successfully retrieved by fluoroscopically guided percutaneous cardiac catheterization, using a cobra catheter and snare wire, without complication. Fracture and embolization of UVC is a rare but serious complication. Presently described was a case of fractured and embolized UVC in a very low-birthweight preterm infant, and its successful retrieval via percutaneous endovascular approach.