A Novel Two-Step Technique for Retrieving Fractured Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Segments Migrating into the Heart or the Pulmonary Artery

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(a) The proximal and distal ends of the fractured catheter were located in the left and right branches of the pulmonary artery trunk, respectively, and the fractured catheter body was grasped by a pigtail catheter. (b) The fractured catheter was brought to the lower segment of the inferior vena cava to be removed. (c) The fractured catheter was grasped by the loop system of the vena cava filter retrieval set to be removed. (d) Chest radiograph after percutaneous retrieval of the fractured catheter, demonstrating the absence of any residual fragments.

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