Using Large Bore Catheter Aspiration to Retrieve a Projectile Fragment Free Floating between the Right Atrium and IVC: Case Presentation with Review of Literature

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Authors

Zoee Harris, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Medical Student
Samy Behairy, Corewell Health West Resident
Nathan Kauffmann

Description

Foreign bodies pose many risks to the patient, including but not limited to infection, obstruction, and soft tissue damage. Successful retrieval of the foreign body is important in preventing these potential consequences. Minimally invasive techniques for retrieval utilized by interventional radiologists have traditionally been the use of snares, endoscopic baskets, forceps, or retrieval nets. This exhibit explores the employment of a suction thrombectomy catheter to retrieve a metallic foreign body that remained free in the bloodstream post-migration from its entry point.

Publication Date

5-9-2025

Recommended Citation

Harris Z, Behairy S, Kauffman N. Using large bore catheter aspiration to retrieve a projectile fragment free floating between the right atrium and IVC: Case presentation with review of literature. Presented at: Research Day Corewell Health West; 2025 May 9; Grand Rapids, MI.

Comments

2025 Research Day Corewell Health West, Grand Rapids, MI, May 9, 2025. Abstract 1711