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Semin intervent Radiol 2017; 34(01): 81-84
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1597769
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Catheter Pinch off with Foreign Body Retrieval

Brian Funaki
1   Department of Radiology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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02 March 2017 (online)

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A broken catheter constitutes the most common type of nontraumatic intravascular foreign body. Typically, it is inadvertently broken or cut by a care giver; however, an implanted device may also fracture by normal “wear and tear.” Intravascular foreign body retrieval is an unusual challenge but one that is uniquely suited for interventional radiologists.