Balloon tract dilatation facilitates fluoroscopically guided removal of deeply penetrating foreign bodies

Previous reports describe removal of foreign bodies using image guidance with serial tract dilation or blunt and sharp dissection techniques. This report describes a novel technique utilizing balloon tract dilatation to facilitate the removal of retained radiopaque soft tissue foreign bodies under f...

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Main Authors: Rajiv N. Srinivasa, MD, Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, MD, MPH, DABR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318301006