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ArticleVascular specialist international2024

Surgical Removal of a Long-Forgotten, Retained Intravascular Foreign Body: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Dimitrios A Chatzelas, Apostolos G Pitoulias, Georgios V Tsamourlidis, Theodosia N Zampaka, Vasiliki-Elisavet P Stratinaki, Ioanna I Kiose, Anastasios G Potouridis, Maria D Tachtsi, Georgios A Pitoulias

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Article in Vascular specialist international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Dimitrios A ChatzelasDivision of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1957-5539
Apostolos G PitouliasDivision of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4999-7561
Georgios V TsamourlidisDivision of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1850-3682
Theodosia N ZampakaDivision of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5691-7262
Vasiliki-Elisavet P StratinakiDivision of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9599-1689
Ioanna I KioseDivision of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4430-6599
Anastasios G PotouridisDivision of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0985-5032
Maria D TachtsiDivision of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3514-9633
Georgios A PitouliasDivision of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6862-2709

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intravascular foreign body embolization is a potential complication of any vascular operation. Placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) is a common procedure, especially during surgery, hemodialysis, or in critically ill patients. The complete loss of the introducing guidewire into the circulation is a rare complication, with the majority of cases identified immediately or shortly after the procedure. We report an unusual case of an 82-year-old male with a misplaced CVC guidewire, extending from the right common femoral vein (CFV) to the superior vena cava, that was found incidentally 2 years after internal jugular vein cannulation during colorectal surgery. The patient was asymptomatic at the time, without any signs of deep vein thrombosis or post-thrombotic syndrome. Surgical extraction of the guidewire was successfully performed, under local anesthesia, through venotomy of the right CFV. Proper education and advanced awareness are advised in order to minimize the risk of this avoidable complication.

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Central venous catheterizationDelayed diagnosisForeign bodiesSurgery

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