TY - JOUR T1 - Percutaneous retrieval of central venous catheter fragments JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 149 LP - 150 DO - 10.1136/adc.87.2.149 VL - 87 IS - 2 AU - R E Andrews AU - R M R Tulloh AU - M L Rigby Y1 - 2002/08/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/87/2/149.abstract N2 - 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. ER -