Transcatheter Removal of Embolized Port Catheters from the Hearts of Two Children

Figure 2

(a) Echocardiographic and (b) angiographic images of a catheter extending to the right ventricle apex from the right atrium roof in a 6-year-old child. ((c), (d), and (e)) Images of its retrieval using a Judkins right catheter as a hook to snare the catheter are shown. (f) The embolized port catheters.

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