Right atrial migration of nephrostomy catheter

Percutaneous tube nephrostomy (PTN) placement is associated with bleeding complications in a small proportion of cases. We study a case of inadvertent renal vein catheterization during PTN tube change with catheter right atrial migration treated by fluoroscopically monitored catheter removal.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aderivaldo C. Dias-Filho, Guilherme A.V. Coaracy, Wallace Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2005-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382005000500009