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Chest radiograph showing the right subclavian catheter prior to planned removal
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Emergency chest radiograph was requested, and it confirmed the diagnosis of retained fractured central venous catheter (Figure 1).
Retained portion of catheter seen on venogram
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The venogram noted the fractured catheter segment to lie at the junction of the right brachioceohalic vein and subclavian vein (Figure 2).
The tip of the retained part as being extracted from femoral vein via groin incision
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The surgical team then externalized the retrieved fragment through a femoral vein venotomy, all the while ensuring good proximal and distal control (Figures 3, 4).
The fractured retained part of the catheter after being completely retrieved in one piece
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The surgical team then externalized the retrieved fragment through a femoral vein venotomy, all the while ensuring good proximal and distal control (Figures 3, 4).