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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2020; 30(03): 376-378
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_97_20
Technical Notes

Retrieval of retained pigtail in the liver

Manthreshwar Premkumar
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
George K Chiramel
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Shyamkumar N Keshava
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

The incidence of catheter breakage during percutaneous image-guided treatment of liver hydatid is very rare. A “telescoping” technique was used to retrieve the broken pigtail in this case report. Alternative options for pigtail retrieval are briefly discussed.

Keywords

Hydatid cyst liver - pigtail - retrieval - telescoping


Publication History

Received: 16 February 2020

Accepted: 13 May 2020

Article published online:
19 July 2021

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