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Olive tip cannula noted on the left of the sterum (permission obtained from patient).
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The missing instrument prompted a chest radiograph that demonstrated a metal irrigation cannula superimposed on the cardiac silhouette (Fig. 1).
Cannula noted in the distal thoracic aorta.
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Right common femoral artery access was obtained and a thoracic aortogram was performed demonstrating the cannula to be lodged in the descending thoracic aorta (Fig. 2).
Cannula noted in right external iliac artery.
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Due to its large size, the irrigating cannula could not be retrieved further than the distal external iliac artery (Fig. 3).