Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Nonsurgical removal of a catheter embolus from the heart of a foal.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1991
- Authors:
- Hoskinson, J J et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Urban Practice
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 14-day-old Thoroughbred foal had a piece of a catheter stuck in its heart. Instead of doing surgery, the veterinarians used a special technique to guide a retrieval device through the foal's jugular vein to safely remove the catheter fragment from the right side of its heart. This method is a good option to consider instead of more invasive surgery when dealing with foreign objects in the heart or blood vessels. The treatment was successful in removing the catheter piece without needing to open the chest.
Abstract
Nonsurgical, percutaneous, transvenous removal of a catheter fragment embolus was performed in a 14-day-old Thoroughbred foal. A basket retrieval catheter was introduced into the jugular vein and manipulated under fluoroscopic guidance to remove the fragment from the right side of the heart. Percutaneous retrieval should be considered as an alternative to thoracotomy for retrieval of intracardiac or intravascular foreign bodies.
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