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CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology 3/2014

01-06-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Loop Snare Removal of Pigtail Catheter Fragment From the Pleural Space

Authors: Richard Hong, William Kwon

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 3/2014

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The removal of foreign bodies from the pleural space has not been widely discussed in the literature. Traditional surgical techniques seem to be the only reported approaches. Our case highlights the feasibility of using interventional techniques when encountered with such a clinical situation. …
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Metadata
Title
Loop Snare Removal of Pigtail Catheter Fragment From the Pleural Space
Authors
Richard Hong
William Kwon
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-013-0681-4

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