Snare-Assisted Retrieval of an Embolized Broken Double Lumen from the Heart of a Female Patient Diagnosed with End Stage Kidney Disease: A Case Report

Manaf Jarallah Yaseen

doi:10.54133/ajms.v8i1.1672

Snare-Assisted Retrieval of an Embolized Broken Double Lumen from the Heart of a Female Patient Diagnosed with End Stage Kidney Disease: A Case Report

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Manaf Jarallah Yaseen Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3636-3514

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https://doi.org/10.54133/ajms.v8i1.1672

Keywords:

Double lumen, Snare kit, Transcatheter retrieval

Abstract

Foreign body embolization is a rare but serious iatrogenic complication that might necessitate transcatheter or even surgical retrieval. A broken double-lumen catheter was snared using a goose neck snare kit. The procedure was successful, and the patient experienced no further complications.

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2025-03-22

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Yaseen , M. J. (2025). Snare-Assisted Retrieval of an Embolized Broken Double Lumen from the Heart of a Female Patient Diagnosed with End Stage Kidney Disease: A Case Report. Al-Rafidain Journal of Medical Sciences ( ISSN 2789-3219 ), 8(1), 243–244. https://doi.org/10.54133/ajms.v8i1.1672

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): January-March

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Case report

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