Pigtail catheter fracture and embolization into the abdominal aorta: an extremely rare angiographic complication

Akpinar I., DOĞAN S. M., Karabag T., Sayin M. R., Kucuk E., Buyukates M., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, cilt.13, sa.10, ss.648-650, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e328358ccc4
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.648-650
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Coronary angiography is a widely used diagnostic method for coronary artery disease. In clinical practice, although complications of the procedure often involve the vascular access point, there is no previous report of the fracture and embolization of the distal tip of a pigtail catheter. Herein, we present the case of a 51-year-old woman whose left ventriculography was interrupted by fracture of the curved tip of a pigtail catheter, which remained at the renal artery level in the abdominal aorta.