Surgical Removal of a Long-Forgotten, Retained Intravascular Foreign Body: A Case Report and Literature Review

Intravascular foreign body embolization is a potential complication of any vascular operation. Placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) is a common procedure, especially during surgery, hemodialysis, or in critically ill patients. The complete loss of the introducing guidewire into the circulati...

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Published in:	Vascular Specialist International
Main Authors:	Dimitrios A. Chatzelas, Apostolos G. Pitoulias, Georgios V. Tsamourlidis, Theodosia N. Zampaka, Vasiliki-Elisavet P. Stratinaki, Ioanna I. Kiose, Anastasios G. Potouridis, Maria D. Tachtsi, Georgios A. Pitoulias
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Medrang 2024-07-01
Subjects:	central venous catheterization foreign bodies delayed diagnosis surgery
Online Access:	http://www.vsijournal.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5758/vsi.240037