PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - R E Andrews
AU  - R M R Tulloh
AU  - M L Rigby
TI  - Percutaneous retrieval of central venous catheter fragments
AID  - 10.1136/adc.87.2.149
DP  - 2002 Aug 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 149--150
VI  - 87
IP  - 2
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/87/2/149.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/87/2/149.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2002 Aug 01; 87
AB  - Children with indwelling central venous catheters are at risk of embolisation of catheter fragments. Often their underlying condition means that they are poor candidates for surgical removal. We describe six children who underwent uncomplicated percutaneous transcatheter retrieval (and one who underwent percutaneous line tip repositioning), and suggest that this approach should be the treatment of choice.