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X-ray before transplant.
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A chest X-ray performed after line placement (Figure 1) demonstrated satisfactory right internal jugular placement with the tip of the catheter positioned in the superior vena cava and without any evidence of pneumothorax.
Post-op X-ray showing a foreign catheter tip in the heart.
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A routine postoperative chest X-ray (Figure 2) displayed a linear density, representing a catheter fragment, at the level of the right ventricle.
CT chest showing the fractured catheter in the right ventricle.
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A Chest CT (Figure 3) was performed and demonstrated a fragment of distal portion of the catheter projecting at the apical wall of the right ventricle.
Catheter retrieval via snare device under fluoroscopy.
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The intracardiac catheter remnant was successfully retrieved by interventional radiology team under fluoroscopy, using 5 mm trilobed snare device through the right femoral vein (Figure 4).