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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct;12(Suppl 1):S45-S49.
doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1676871. Epub 2018 Dec 24.

Intra-arterial Foreign Body following Radial Artery Cannulation Requiring Microsurgical Removal: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Shawn D Feinstein  1 , Reid W Draeger  1
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Case Reports

Intra-arterial Foreign Body following Radial Artery Cannulation Requiring Microsurgical Removal: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Shawn D Feinstein et al. J Hand Microsurg. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

We report the case of a pediatric patient who underwent intra-arterial exploration and removal of foreign body after an arterial catheter cannula inadvertently fractured during removal and a fragment remained within the radial artery. The fragment was visualized using fluoroscopy intraoperatively and was successfully removed from the common digital artery to the index finger where it had migrated. We present the case as a rare complication of an exceedingly common procedure with a timely response to avoid further complication.

Keywords: arterial line; complication; microvascular repair; radial artery cannulation.

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Conflict of Interest None declared.

Figures

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Surgical exposure with forceps indicating radial artery.
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View through operating microscope of catheter fragment within radial artery.
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View through the operating microscope of removing the catheter fragment after arteriotomy.
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Removed catheter fragment.
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